NIAGARA, salon interior view, circa 1898

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Burton, James
Circa 1898
glass negative
overall: 8 x 10 in.

8x10 glass negative photographed by James Burton circa 1898. Image of a wood-paneled salon on NIAGARA showing a corner seating area with bench-type seating with leather bench cushions and leather throw pillows. Image also includes a circular table covered with a velvet cloth, an ornately carved bar, and a skylight. NIAGARA was a 272' screw steam bark built in 1898 and owned by Howard Gould from 1898 to 1917 when World War I broke out and was then owned by the U.S. Navy until 1939. She was built by Harlan & Hollingsworth Company of Wilmington, Delaware from designs by W. G. Shackford. Handwritten neg. sleeve info.: "547 - NIAGARA - INTERIOR / Howard Gould". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer.

B.1984.187.547

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer