Ships -- Great Lakes (North America) -- Pictorial works

Abstract

This collection is composed of 219 color photographs of Great Lakes vessels, with a focus on tugs. Photos in this series date from the 1990s to the 2000s. Photos in this series were taken by Franz VonRiedel, Wendell Wilke, Alfred Hart, and others.

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This collection is composed of 339 black and white negatives of Great Lakes vessels. Negatives in this collection date from the 1920 to 1977. Although most of the photos were taken by Herbert H. Harwood, photos taken by R.P. Wallis, Joseph Brauner, and Elmer Treloar are also present.

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Collection is composed of approximately 369 color photographs of Great Lakes vessels and several dozen Great Lakes brochures. Material dates from the 1990s and 2000s. Photos were taken at various Great Lakes locations by Joseph Barr. Great Lakes brochures document various cruises, ferries, and museums in the Great Lakes region.

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This collection is composed of approximately three hundred color 35mm slides depicting Great Lakes freighters near Marysville, Michigan. Slides in this collection date from the 1950s. Lois Dexter’s father is the credited photographer for the entire collection.

Scope and Contents

The collection is composed of 1,580 color prints and 194 black and white prints and negatives of Great Lakes vessels. All photographs in this collection were taken by Mike Nicholls in the Detroit River and its connecting waterways from 1983-2004. An item-level inventory is linked to this finding aid under External Documents.

Abstract The Vincent D. Nickerson Collection consists of original perspective drawings, many in color, prepared to provide the details needed for the paintings Nickerson was commissioned to produce. These drawings often provide scale drawings as well as color schemes of Great Lakes vessels from the 1840’s to 1910. In many cases his drawings are the only known details available for a particular vessel. Only a small number of Nickerson’s finished paintings survive, adding more significance to this...

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This collection is composed of color photographic slides of Great Lakes vessels and two scrapbooks (1933-1963) documenting Newman's experiences as a ham radio operator. Negatives in this collection date from 1962 to 1984. All images, 2.75” and 35mm, were taken by Waldron Newman.

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This collection is composed of 355 black and white photos and 318 black and white negatives of Great Lakes vessels. The bulk of the photos in the collection were taken from 1947 to 1950, Between Cowles’ return from the Navy and promotion to Chief Hull Draftsman at American Ship Building Company.

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This collection is composed of 766 35 mm photographic slides of Great Lakes Vessels. These slides were taken from 1980 to 1993 by William P. Roest in various locations around the Great Lakes, in both the United States and Canada. A large number of the slides were taken in the Soo area or on the St. Mary’s River near Round Island or Lime Island.