Del Norte, docked at the wharf and viewed from below, New Orleans, 1947

Item Overview

Title

Del Norte, docked at the wharf and viewed from below, New Orleans, 1947

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

October, 1947

Date

1947-10

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white.
Photograph of the ship, Del Norte, viewed from the dock as it sits moored alongside a wharf in New Orleans. The ship is seen from a low-angle perspective. Its bow faces towards the right and its starboard side extends back to the left, alongside the wharf. On the ship's hull, it reads, "DEL NORTE." Up on the ship, the deck is obscured by a railing. At center, masts and rigging extend above the deck. Farther back on the ship a funnel and bridge sit in partial view. An American flag stands at the front of the bow. The wharf enters frame from the bottom edge at left. It extends straight back into the distance. A warehouse stands along the left side of the wharf. It too extends back into the distance. Four punched holes line the bottom edge at right.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2342. COLOR Eastern trip October 1947 New Orleans 1 & 2 The Del Norte alongside wharf 3 Vessels at anchor in Mississippi river above town 4 & 5 Two views of Canal street 6 A main boulevard out toward Lake Ponchartrain 7 Vessels alongside the docks 8 General Jackson's statue in Jackson Square Park

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

Louisiana--New Orleans

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Mooring--Louisiana--New Orleans
Ships--American--Louisiana--New Orleans
Piers & wharves--Louisiana--New Orleans
Marines (Visual works)