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- Captain Johnson with Fishing Trap and Boat, Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <EM>New York Herald</EM>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Captain Johnson with Fishing Trap and Boat, Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Ford Motor Company Freighter Captain in his Office Onboard Ship, 1926 -
- February 26, 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Motor Company Freighter Captain in his Office Onboard Ship, 1926
- Captain of the Ford Motor Company Ship "Benson Ford," April 1945 - Henry Ford had two freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships traveled the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials and finished products to and from Ford's Rouge manufacturing complex. In its early years, the <em>Benson Ford</em> carried a crew of 36 -- officers, engineers, oilers, sailors, cooks, and other specialists.
- April 14, 1945
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Captain of the Ford Motor Company Ship "Benson Ford," April 1945
Henry Ford had two freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships traveled the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials and finished products to and from Ford's Rouge manufacturing complex. In its early years, the Benson Ford carried a crew of 36 -- officers, engineers, oilers, sailors, cooks, and other specialists.
- Broadside Notice of Naval Battle during the War of 1812, "Captain Hull's Victory" -
- August 19, 1812
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Broadside Notice of Naval Battle during the War of 1812, "Captain Hull's Victory"
- The Captain and His Sheep, Unionville, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <EM>New York Herald</EM>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
- Collections - Artifact
The Captain and His Sheep, Unionville, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Trade Card for Higgins' German Laundry Soap, Charles S. Higgins Company, 1870-1890 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1870-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Higgins' German Laundry Soap, Charles S. Higgins Company, 1870-1890
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Captain Johnson with Fishing Boat, Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <EM>New York Herald</EM>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Captain Johnson with Fishing Boat, Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Captain Mahoney, Rockaway Boat, Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <EM>New York Herald</EM>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Captain Mahoney, Rockaway Boat, Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Perry Stakes, Captain of Henry Ford's Personal Yacht "Sialia," circa 1925 - Virginia native Perry T. Stakes held licenses as a master of steam and motor vessels on all oceans, and as a first-class pilot on inland waters including the Great Lakes. He was hired by Henry Ford in 1919 and became captain of Ford's yacht <em>Sialia</em>. Stakes oversaw construction of the freighters <em>Henry Ford II</em> and <em>Benson Ford</em> in 1924.
- circa 1925
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Perry Stakes, Captain of Henry Ford's Personal Yacht "Sialia," circa 1925
Virginia native Perry T. Stakes held licenses as a master of steam and motor vessels on all oceans, and as a first-class pilot on inland waters including the Great Lakes. He was hired by Henry Ford in 1919 and became captain of Ford's yacht Sialia. Stakes oversaw construction of the freighters Henry Ford II and Benson Ford in 1924.
- Captain of the Ford Motor Company Ship "Benson Ford," April 1945 - Henry Ford had two freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships traveled the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials and finished products to and from Ford's Rouge manufacturing complex. In its early years, the <em>Benson Ford</em> carried a crew of 36 -- officers, engineers, oilers, sailors, cooks, and other specialists.
- April 14, 1945
- Collections - Artifact
Captain of the Ford Motor Company Ship "Benson Ford," April 1945
Henry Ford had two freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships traveled the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials and finished products to and from Ford's Rouge manufacturing complex. In its early years, the Benson Ford carried a crew of 36 -- officers, engineers, oilers, sailors, cooks, and other specialists.