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- "Fishers Schooners at 'T' Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts," 1904 -
- 1904
- Collections - Artifact
"Fishers Schooners at 'T' Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts," 1904
- Canal Boats In Winter Quarters, New York, circa 1903 - Some canals were impassable during winter months. Many Erie Canal captains rafted their boats up and had them towed down the Hudson River to New York City. Canal boat captains (often with their families) lived on docked boats or rented nearby housing, overhauling the boats or working temporary jobs elsewhere until the weather warmed and canals became navigable again.
- circa 1903
- Collections - Artifact
Canal Boats In Winter Quarters, New York, circa 1903
Some canals were impassable during winter months. Many Erie Canal captains rafted their boats up and had them towed down the Hudson River to New York City. Canal boat captains (often with their families) lived on docked boats or rented nearby housing, overhauling the boats or working temporary jobs elsewhere until the weather warmed and canals became navigable again.
- Daily River Excursions, Detroit, Michigan -
- 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Daily River Excursions, Detroit, Michigan
- Detroit Excursion Steamers, Detroit, Michigan -
- 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Detroit Excursion Steamers, Detroit, Michigan
- What "Captains Courageous" Bring Home: Cleaning Codfish on Cape Ann Wharf, Gloucester, Mass. -
- Collections - Artifact
What "Captains Courageous" Bring Home: Cleaning Codfish on Cape Ann Wharf, Gloucester, Mass.
- "Farewells," Tugboat Pushing Off White Star Line Ocean Liner SS Majestic, circa 1903 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- circa 1903
- Collections - Artifact
"Farewells," Tugboat Pushing Off White Star Line Ocean Liner SS Majestic, circa 1903
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- "Off for a River Trip," Detroit, Michigan - The luxurious <em>Tashmoo</em> made daily stops at her namesake Tashmoo Park, a popular recreation site between Detroit and Port Huron. The much-loved steamer gained fame when she carried President Theodore Roosevelt, competed in a race against the <em>City of Erie</em>, and survived being ripped from her winter moorings during a 1927 blizzard. She remained popular until sinking in 1936.
- 1901
- Collections - Artifact
"Off for a River Trip," Detroit, Michigan
The luxurious Tashmoo made daily stops at her namesake Tashmoo Park, a popular recreation site between Detroit and Port Huron. The much-loved steamer gained fame when she carried President Theodore Roosevelt, competed in a race against the City of Erie, and survived being ripped from her winter moorings during a 1927 blizzard. She remained popular until sinking in 1936.
- Aftermath of Explosion aboard the Steamship "Nile," Detroit, Michigan, May 1864 -
- May 01, 1864
- Collections - Artifact
Aftermath of Explosion aboard the Steamship "Nile," Detroit, Michigan, May 1864
- Wood Engraving, "The Levee at New Orleans," 1853 -
- 1853
- Collections - Artifact
Wood Engraving, "The Levee at New Orleans," 1853
- Locomotive and Passenger Cars, circa 1845 - Early American railroad passenger coaches rode on four wheels, but these cars were largely supplanted by eight-wheel models by 1840. The eight-wheel design, which placed the car body atop two sets of pivoting four-wheel trucks, made for a stable car that was longer but still able to negotiate sharp curves.
- circa 1845
- Collections - Artifact
Locomotive and Passenger Cars, circa 1845
Early American railroad passenger coaches rode on four wheels, but these cars were largely supplanted by eight-wheel models by 1840. The eight-wheel design, which placed the car body atop two sets of pivoting four-wheel trucks, made for a stable car that was longer but still able to negotiate sharp curves.