Photo, Print, Drawing Steam Tugs, Columbus and Alert. Vessels of All Classes Towed to and from Sea and about the Harbor. Towing to and from Schuylkill and All Other Descriptions Promptly Attended To. S. Flanagan, Number 78 South Delaware Avenue. Steam tugs, Columbus and Alert. Vessels of all classes towed to and from sea and about the harbor; towing to and from Schuylkill and all other descriptions promptly attended to. S. Flanagan No. 78 South Delaware Avenue
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Title
- Steam Tugs, Columbus and Alert. Vessels of All Classes Towed to and from Sea and about the Harbor. Towing to and from Schuylkill and All Other Descriptions Promptly Attended To. S. Flanagan, Number 78 South Delaware Avenue.
Other Title
- Steam tugs, Columbus and Alert. Vessels of all classes towed to and from sea and about the harbor; towing to and from Schuylkill and all other descriptions promptly attended to. S. Flanagan No. 78 South Delaware Avenue
Summary
- This circa 1855 colored print is an advertisement for the services provided in the harbor of Philadelphia by the steam tugs Columbus and Alert, operated by the firm of S. Flanagan. The Columbus is depicted in the foreground, breaking the ice with a square-rigged ship in tow. The foggy view includes the helmsman in the wheelhouse of the Columbus, and a man swinging open a door on the port side of the cabin. The steam tug Alert is visible in the left background, along with the horizon of Philadelphia. The lower left- and right-hand corners of the print offer information about the size and capabilities of the tugs, including their length, breadth, depth, tonnage, engine high pressure, diameter of (engine) cylinder, stroke of piston, and horsepower. The scene is likely on the Schuylkill River. This print is by the firm of Rease & Schell, a partnership formed in the 1850s by William H. Rease and Francis H. Schell. Born in Pennsylvania circa 1818, Rease was a prominent mid-19th century Philadelphia trade card lithographer. He was known to highlight details of human interest in his advertisements. Schell was born in Philadelphia in 1834 and is best known for his work during the Civil War as an illustrator for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.
Names
- Rease, William H., circa 1818-1893 Lithographer.
- Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909 Lithographer.
Created / Published
- Philadelphia : Printed by T. Sinclair, 1855.
Headings
- - United States of America--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- - 1855
- - Advertising
- - Boats
- - Cities and towns
- - Lithographs
- - Rivers
- - Sailing ships
- - Schuylkill River (Pennsylvania)
- - Steamboats
- - Towing
- - Tugboats
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - "Digital catalog number: POS 725"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
- - Original resource extent: 1 print : lithograph, tinted with two stones ; 32 x 45 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: The Library Company of Philadelphia.
- - Content in English.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Source Collection
- Philadelphia on Stone
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021670418
Online Format
- compressed data
- image