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English: Round the capstan, ca. 1900   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Round the capstan, ca. 1900
Description
English: Before the introduction of steam engines to pull up anchors or move heavy weights, sailors had to use muscle power. Stout levers were placed in the holes of a capstan, and the men pushed on the levers to turn the capstan. The turning of the capstan wound up the anchor chain.

This photo shows a group of men lifting an anchor with a capstan. It was taken in somewhere in the northern Pacific Ocean, probably around 1900. The age of sail was ending by this time.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Sailors; Ship equipment & rigging
Depicted place
English: Puget Sound Region (Wash.)
Date circa 1900
date QS:P571,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 glass negative: b&w
Dimensions height: 5 in (12.7 cm); width: 7 in (17.7 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,7U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
6944
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
Permission
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Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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