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DEUTCHLAND i.e., Deutschland - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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A black and white photo of a boat in the water, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection

Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection.

Date based on date of negatives in same range.

Working vessel from Baltimore at dock, with a small portion of the German submarine Deutschland visible behind it, at far left. The unidentified large steamship on the other side of pier is either the SS Rhein or SS Neckar, both of the North German Lloyd line. Both were interned in Baltimore at the outbreak of WWI. Rhein became USS Susquehanna, and Neckar became USS Antigone when the US entered the war. (Source for subject note and date: C. Ipcar and C. Seavey, 2018)

Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.

General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec

Temp. note: Batch one.

The Harris & Ewing, Inc. Collection of photographic negatives includes glass and film negatives taken by Harris & Ewing, Inc., which provide excellent coverage of Washington people, events, and architecture, during the period 1905-1945. Harris & Ewing, Inc., gave its collection of negatives to the Library in 1955. The Library retained about 50,000 news photographs and 20,000 studio portraits of notable people. Approximately 28,000 negatives have been processed and are available online. (About 42,000 negatives still need to be indexed.)

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01/01/1913
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The Harris & Ewing, Inc. Collection of photographic negatives. Washington DC.
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No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see Harris & Ewing Photographs - Rights and Restrictions Information http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/140_harr.html

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