Photograph of Edward Mitchell Bannister at Battery Park, Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1 January 1887

Black and white photograph of a three-masted ship. In foreground, an artist paints the ship, while three boys look on. Reverse reads: a gergner photograph taken c. 1887 at battery park- newport, r. I. The colored artist is mr. Bannister. Uss richmond from the lens of warren jamestown, r. I. S-17 file 9. Date: 1 January 1887.