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An 1832 drawing of a Great Lakes steamboat

Drawing of the steamboat "Milwaukie"


This is an early example of a sidewheel passenger and freight steamboat used on the upper Great Lakes.

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Related Topics: Immigration and Settlement
Great Lakes Steamships and Canals
Creator: Unknown
Pub Data: Unattributed drawing in the Wisconsin Historical Society visual materials collection.
Citation: "Drawing of the steamboat Milwaukie (1832)." Unattributed drawing in the Wisconsin Historical Society visual materials collection; Online facsimile at:  http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=410; Visited on: 5/24/2013
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