Purchased by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College on August 12, 2020 from Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York.

Photos of Latest U.S. Army and Navy War News -- French Crew Cheats German U-Boat: This French liner had a running flight with a U-boat. It was finally torpedoed. The crew would not desert their ship. They put on full steam and beached it on the French coast, where it is seen in the picture. A wrecking crew is now working on it and will have it back in service in a few days, France.

On recto: Clear label attached near bottom left corner, "Copyright by / Underwood & Underwood, N. Y. / From Elliott Service Co., N. Y."

On verso: Typewritten label attached in center, "PHOTOS OF LATEST U. S. ARMY AND NAVY WAR NEWS / French Crew Cheats Hun U-Boat! / This French liner has a running fight with a U-boat. / It was finally torpedoed. The crew would not desert / their ship but put on full steam and beached it on the / French coast, where it is seen in the picture. A / wrecking crew is now working on it and will have it / back in the service in a few days. / PHOTOGRAPHS FURNISHED BY ELLIOTT SERVICE CO., 461-479 Eighth Avenue, New York. I-BJ-AH-1653 C". Handwritten in graphite in top left corner, "UU-006".

Ferrotyped prints are processed in such a way that they are shiny. The print has a sensitive surface, usually thinner, because it was put through a press while still wet.

Ferrotyped prints have a sensitive surface, usually shiny and thinner, because they are put through a press while still wet. Ferrotyping makes the surface of the photograph smoother. Light does not scatter as much on a smoother surface, so this increases contrast. That makes ferrotyped images better for press photography.

This object has the following keywords:

• Coastal Scenes
• Cruise ships
• France
• France
• Imperial German Navy
• Torpedoes
• U-boats
• World War I

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