S. S. Del Norte being towed from its berth and into the Mississippi River, New Orleans, 1947

Item Overview

Title

S. S. Del Norte being towed from its berth and into the Mississippi River, 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

Photograph of the S. S. Del Norte being towed out of its berth in New Orleans and into the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River flows across the foreground on an angle. In the near distance at left, the S. S. Del Norte sits alongside a wharf. It is viewed at a slight angle from its port side. Two smaller tugboats approach the center of the ship, just left-of-center. Beyond the S. S. Del Norte, the wharf and its buildings stretch across the background. A large, opaque patch of white occupies the lower left corner.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2376. Eastern Trip October 1947 New Orleans 1 and 2 Two views of the SS Del Norte being towed out of berth into river, headed south

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

Tugboats--Louisiana--New Orleans
Towing--Louisiana--New Orleans
Marines (Visual works)
Ships--American--Louisiana--New Orleans
Mississippi River
Piers & wharves--Louisiana--New Orleans