Tug Boat Captain

Creator Jim Chapelle, Kenneth Eide, Look magazine

Accession number X2011.4.11748

Unique identifier MN1131376

Description Photographs of a tugboat captain going about his daily duties aboard his ship. These duties include cleaning the ship, readying it for sea, and navigating. Other sailors are also shown preparing meals and relaxing on board. The Manhattan skyline and Williamsburg Bridge can be seen in many shots. Date of assignment July 20-21, 1948. Some prints are duplicates of negatives, but there are many unique prints. Negative frames: 41, Contact print frames: 562

Dated 1948

Object Type contact sheet, negative (photographic)

Medium acetate negative, contact print

Physical dimensions Object Dimensions 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in: Object Dimensions 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in: Object Dimensions 4 x 5 in: Object Dimensions 4 x 5 in: Object Dimensions 5 x 7 in: Object Dimensions 5 x 7 in: Object Dimensions 3 x 3 1/4 in: Object Dimensions 1 x 1 1/2 in: Object Dimensions 1 1/2 x 8 in: Object Dimensions 1 1/2 x 9 in: Object Dimensions 1 1/2 x 6 1/2 in: Object Dimensions 1 1/2 x 4 1/2 in: Object Dimensions 1 1/2 x 3 in

File dimensions 18.3 in × 14.4 in at 300dpi
46.5 cm × 36.6 cm at 300dpi

Williamsburg Bridge (New York, N.Y.)

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