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B+W contact sheet of 4 photos of 3 vessels & an engine room; work by W. & A. Fletcher Co., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1890-1910.
Photograph
Black-and-white contact sheet of 4 photos of 3 vessels & an engine room; work by W. & A. Fletcher Co., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1890-1910. 8" x 10" wide print. Reverse is blank. Probably made by Robert Foster. Original negative size not known, probably 4" x 5".
Sources of the images is not indicated. All were examples of vessels constructed by or work done in Hoboken at the Fletcher facilities.
1. Yacht "Corsair" belonging to financier J. P. Morgan. Location where photo was taken is not given. Vessel constructed at Fletcher yard.
2. Ferry "Coxsackie." Location where photo was taken is not given.
3. Side-wheeler "Albertina." Location where photo was taken is not given. Vessel can be seen to have a walking beam engine that Fletcher developed and constructed.
4. Interior view of an engine room of an unidentified vessel, probably constructed by Fletcher.
2004.005.0019
2004.005
Staff
Collected by Staff
Museum Collection.
n/a
1890 - 1910
Hoboken
Date: 1890-1910
8 in
10 in
Display Value: Fair Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2004-03-11