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Illustration of a steamship engine room, location unknown, undated

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GUSN

GUSN-188159

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Description

The image features a uniformed engineer facing the steamship engine and a row of dials. There is a plaque that reads "W. & A. Fletcher Co. New York 1889."

Details

Descriptive Terms

engineers
steam engines (engines)
steamships
photomechanical prints
photographs

Physical Description

1 photomechanical reproduction

Collection Code

PC055

Collection Name

General marine photographic collection

Reference Code

PC055.TMP.001

Record Details

Material Type

photomechanical prints
photographs

Other Organizations

W. & A. Fletcher Company

Accruals Note

W.H.Bunting, The Camera's Coast: Historic Images of Ship and Shore in New England (Boston: Historic New England, 2006) pg. 137 Original Located in Marine - "C's"

Description Level

Item

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