Shipping -- 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.

Scope and Contents

Album with views of Port Dalhousie, Duluth, Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie, and other Great Lakes ports. Also contains views of the whaleback steamer PILLSBURY. Inscribed: "Thos. P. Fowler with compliments of I.F. Anderson, Aug. 8th to 18th, 1892".

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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.

Abstract This collection documents the history of commercial sail on the Great Lakes through Wilson's research, photographs, clippings from publications, and original artwork. These images record changes in vessel technology from the Viking era of c. 1000 to boats of 1988. Comparisons can be made between rigging specifications for sailing vessels of different centuries. Wilson concentrated heavily on sailing vessels, but also obtained images of steamships. The history of marine art can also be...

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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.

Scope and Contents

Several dozen postcards of Great Lakes vessels collected by Wilbur Hague. Most vessels depicted are either ferries or passenger steamers. Nearly all of the postcards are in color and mainly were taken of the Sault Ste. Marie, MI, area.

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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.