Title:
Dry Dock, Navy Yard, Brooklyn, USA, Photographer unknown, circa 1865
Description:
•Stereoview showing a large dry dock at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York.
•View into the empty dock with stepped masonry walls and timber supports on the floor.
•Masts and rigging of moored sailing ships visible in the background.
•Several figures standing on the dock edge and near the ships.
•Handwritten Swedish inscription on reverse identifying the site as “Torr Docka, Flottans Station i Brooklyn,” noting Brooklyn in 1865.
Photographer/publisher:
Photographer unknown
Period/date:
Circa 1865
Dimensions:
Approx. 17.5 x 8.5 cm
Condition:
Very good; slight foxing to reverse, minor edge wear to mount.
Reverse:
Handwritten text in Swedish describing Brooklyn Navy Yard dry dock and population circa 1865.
Keywords:
dry dock, Navy Yard, Brooklyn, shipyard, USA
Shipping Information:
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