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Historic original sepia photograph of the steamship S.S. Tuscaloose City, owned by the Isthmian Steamship Lines of New York. The …
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Historic original sepia photograph of the steamship S.S. Tuscaloose City, owned by the Isthmian Steamship Lines of New York. The vessel was built in 1920 by the Chickasaw Shipbuilding & Car Co. in Chickasaw, Alabama, during the post–World War I boom in American commercial shipping. This framed image includes a mounted title placard identifying the ship, its owners, and builder, making it both a handsome nautical display piece and a primary historical record of early 20th-century American shipbuilding.
Age: 1920 (photograph and original matting)
Medium: Sepia gelatin silver photograph, mounted and matted with original identification plaque; period wooden frame
Artist/Photographer: Unknown shipyard photographer (commissioned for Isthmian Steamship Lines / Chickasaw Shipbuilding & Car Co., Alabama, 1920)
S.S. Tuscaloose City ship photo, Isthmian Steamship Lines memorabilia, 1920 shipbuilding photograph, Chickasaw Shipbuilding Alabama, vintage nautical wall art, antique steamship photograph, maritime history collectible, framed historic ship portrait
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- Dimensions
- 20ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 17ʺH
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Art Subjects
- Seascape
- Period
- 1920s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Black & White Photography
- Gelatin
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Fair vintage condition; photograph shows expected light toning and age wear, mat has staining consistent with age, frame sturdy with … moreFair vintage condition; photograph shows expected light toning and age wear, mat has staining consistent with age, frame sturdy with wear appropriate to its 100+ years. less
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