Steamboat Essex docked with steveadores working at shore

Photograph

Steamboat Era Museum

Essex At Millcreek

Origsize: 14" x 19"; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Negno: n/a

Name/Title

Steamboat "Essex" docked with steveadores working at shore

Entry/Object ID

2007.9.006

Description

A framed black and white print of a photo taken showing the name Essex with Baltimore beneath on a second plack at the back of the boat. There is a lady on the second deck at the back of the steamboat looking away from the steamboat. There are eight black steveadores working at the shore near the Essex along with one white ship's officer. There are farms across the river. This is a closeup of Object ID #2007.9.7. The framed print measures 17¼" x 21¼" and is in a black wooden frame.