Great Lakes Towing Company records

This collection tells relatively little about the company itself, but does provide extensive information on the principal activity of the tugs in the fleet assigned to Buffalo, NY. The tugs in Buffalo harbor assisted the commercial vessels entering and exiting the port facilities. These commercial vessels spent the winter layup season moored at the docks in the Buffalo area. Reports for 1905-1964 records the vessels wintering at Buffalo and what cargo was stored in these vessels.

A second series on vessel arrivals and departures for Buffalo, New York, forms the largest portion of this collection. The years 1929-1966 are represented in bound ledgers recording the names of vessels, the date of their arrival in port, dates of departure, places of mooring and cargoes carried. Tugs of the Great Lakes Towing Company assisted many of these vessels in their arrivals and departures.

Contains information on arrivals of vessels at Buffalo, New York and other Great Lakes ports, the assignment of these vessels to winter mooring berths, their cargoes and their departure.

Contains ledgers recording arrivals and departures of commercial vessels for Buffalo Harbor. Included are dates and times for arrivals and departures, places of mooring, and cargoes.