Cruise ships -- Great Lakes (North America)

Scope and Contents This collection consists of a scrapbook of materials compiled by David and Annette Soule, as well as Great Lakes historian Walter Remick. A large portion of the materials in the scrapbooks are brochures to mark the christening of a number of different vessels, mainly from Collingwood Shipbuilding Company and Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company. There are also a number of brochures for trips aboard passenger vessels and ferries like the North American, ...

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Narrative detailing the history and conditions of excursion and passenger service on the Great Lakes during the period of 1915 to 1923, with additional information on the equipment and duties of the radio operator on such vessels.

Scope and Contents The Siegfried collection contains a wide variety of materials that mainly relate to passenger cruises on a wide variety of Great Lakes and international liners in the pre-1960s era. Materials include publications, brochures and timetables, menus, photographs, and a small amount of correspondence. Also present is a scrapbook of Great Lakes passenger travel during the 1920s that features timetables, deck plans, photographs, and excerpts from publications. Most of the scrapbook material appears...