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Publication Information
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 11 x 13 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s |
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| Call Number | CF 52305 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Lady Elgin Docked
circa 1859
Lithograph from Frank Leslie's Illustrated News of the sidewheel passenger, Lady Elgin, at her wharf in Chicago, Illinois in 1860. From a photograph taken on the day prior to her sinking. Sign on h...
The "Milwaukee" Sidewheel
The sidewheel passenger and freight, "Milwaukee," at Dewey Hill, Grand Haven, Michigan, at the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway depot.
Steamer "Vernon"
The screw passenger and freight vessel, "Vernon," docked, with several small boats in the foreground. This ship was lost with all on board off Two Rivers Point, Oct. 28, 1887.
The Tashmoo
The sidewheel excursion, Tashmoo. Inscribed on back: For chapter 18, Mills, James C., Our inland seas.
Sinking of the Lady Elgin
circa 1859
A page of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper detailing the sinking of the sidewheel passenger, Lady Elgin, in 1860. One sketch is of Edward Spencer and his associates pulling passengers from the ...
