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Nathaniel L. Stebbins

Photography and Documentation

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Nathanial Livermore Stebbins was a noted American marine photographer

His surviving photographs document an important era in the development of American maritime activities

Top: yacht Reliance in 1903 Bottom: USS Narwhal around 1912

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Early Photographic Manipulations

Gustave Le Gray (French, 1820–1884)Cloud Study

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Unknown Artist, AmericanDirigible Docked on Empire State Building, New York1930

Maurice Guibert, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec as Artist and Model1892

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Nathaniel L. Stebbins, The Providence

The Providence was one of the 5 ships in The Fall River Line’s feet.

For half a century the fall river line was one of the best known travel agencies on the east coast. Bringing passengers anywhere from New York to Boston, Boston to Fall River, etc.

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Nathaniel L. Stebbins, The Plymouth, Photograph (top)

Unknown, The Plymouth, Illustrated postcard (bottom)

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Conclusively,We can speculate the following about Stebbins’ work:

1. The work may have been “glorified” or altered to fit the advertising needs of the companies Stebbins’ worked for, i.e.

The Rudder (Magazine)

Yachting (Magazine)

The Fall River Line (Travel Agency)

2. Stebbins work was in fact altered during the illustration process

3. Some of Stebbins’ photos were actually taking by assistants later in his career, leaving the question of the photograph actually being an accurate documentation of the subject matter.