Passengers on the Steamship Deck (1927)

The wooden deck of a large steamship with canvas-covered lifeboats, large black ventilator cowls, and passengers looking over the railing. — Passengers on the Steamship Deck (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Transitioning from the wilderness to maritime travel, Donald A. Hall Sr. captured this 1927 photograph on the wooden deck of a large steamship. The image details the canvas-covered lifeboats and large ventilator cowls of early 20th-century vessels.Hall was probably on his way to Catalina Island for his Island photography series.