Steamboat Collection (#5)

Steam pilot boat "New York", between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Steam pilot boat "New York", between 1900 and 1905

Steam pilot boat at dock, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Steam pilot boat at dock, between 1900 and 1905

Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse, Mich. (1906?). Creator: Unknown
Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse, Mich. (1906?)

Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse, Mich. (1906?). Creator: Unknown
Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse, Mich. (1906?)

Str. Kirby landing, Put-in-Bay, O[hio], c1904. Creator: Unknown
Str. Kirby landing, Put-in-Bay, O[hio], c1904

Steamer landing, Lake Chautauqua, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
Steamer landing, Lake Chautauqua, between 1880 and 1899

Steamer landing, Lake Chautauqua, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
Steamer landing, Lake Chautauqua, between 1880 and 1899

Str. Horicon leaving dock, Lake George, N.Y. c1904. Creator: Unknown
Str. Horicon leaving dock, Lake George, N.Y. c1904

Approaching Sagamore Dock, Green Island, Lake George, N.Y. c1904. Creator: Unknown
Approaching Sagamore Dock, Green Island, Lake George, N.Y. c1904

Loading cotton into a steamer, Savannah, Ga. c1904. Creator: Unknown
Loading cotton into a steamer, Savannah, Ga. c1904

Along the river front, Jacksonville, Fla. c1904. Creator: Unknown
Along the river front, Jacksonville, Fla. c1904

White Star Line dock, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1915. Creator: Unknown
White Star Line dock, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1915

Str. Tashmoo, St. Clair Flats, Mich. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Str. Tashmoo, St. Clair Flats, Mich. between 1900 and 1920

Str. Tashmoo at Tashmoo Park, St. Clair Flats, Mich. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Str. Tashmoo at Tashmoo Park, St. Clair Flats, Mich. between 1900 and 1920

Steamer City of Cleveland, broadside, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Steamer City of Cleveland, broadside, 1907

Steamer "City of Cleveland", stern view showing construction, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Steamer "City of Cleveland", stern view showing construction, 1907

Steamer City of Cleveland, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Steamer City of Cleveland, 1907

Steamer City of Cleveland, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Steamer City of Cleveland, 1907

Steamer City of Cleveland, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Steamer City of Cleveland, 1907

The River from the viaduct, Cleveland, O[hio], (c1905?). Creator: Unknown
The River from the viaduct, Cleveland, O[hio], (c1905?)

City of Cleveland, Steamer #168 on the ways, 1907. Creator: Unknown
City of Cleveland, Steamer #168 on the ways, 1907

City of Cleveland, Steamer #168 on the ways, 1907. Creator: Unknown
City of Cleveland, Steamer #168 on the ways, 1907

City of Cleveland, Steamer #168 on the ways, 1907. Creator: Unknown
City of Cleveland, Steamer #168 on the ways, 1907

City of Cleveland, Steamer #168 on the ways, 1907. Creator: Unknown
City of Cleveland, Steamer #168 on the ways, 1907

City of Cleveland, Steamer #168 on the ways, 1907. Creator: Unknown
City of Cleveland, Steamer #168 on the ways, 1907

Steamer locking through, Saulte [sic] Ste. Marie, Mich. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Steamer locking through, Saulte [sic] Ste. Marie, Mich. between 1910 and 1920

Str. City of Detroit III, palm court, forward, (1912?). Creator: Unknown
Str. City of Detroit III, palm court, forward, (1912?)

Excursion steamers, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1908. Creator: Unknown
Excursion steamers, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1908

Steamer landings, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. c1908. Creator: Unknown
Steamer landings, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. c1908

Unloading lumber, Saginaw, Mich. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Unloading lumber, Saginaw, Mich. between 1900 and 1910. "Langell Boys" on freighter

Steamer Nehasac, Adirondack Mts. N.Y. between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Steamer Nehasac, Adirondack Mts. N.Y. between 1900 and 1905

Clyde steamer Araphoe [sic], Charleston, S.C. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Clyde steamer Araphoe [sic], Charleston, S.C. between 1900 and 1910

Gordon's wharves, Savannah, Ga. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Gordon's wharves, Savannah, Ga. between 1900 and 1910

Steamer landing, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley, Charleston, S.C. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Steamer landing, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley, Charleston, S.C. between 1900 and 1910

Along the levee, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1907. Creator: Unknown
Along the levee, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1907

12th St. Bascule Bridge, Chicago, Ill. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
12th St. Bascule Bridge, Chicago, Ill. between 1900 and 1910

A State room, Str. City of Cleveland, [Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.], (1908?). Creator: Unknown
A State room, Str. City of Cleveland, [Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.], (1908?)

Main deck, Str. City of Cleveland, [Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.], (1908?). Creator: Unknown. Main deck, Str
Main deck, Str. City of Cleveland, [Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.], (1908?)

Niagara, American Falls from Canadian shore, c1898. Creator: Unknown
Niagara, American Falls from Canadian shore, c1898

Niagara, general view of falls, c1898. Creator: Unknown
Niagara, general view of falls, c1898

Waterfront, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Waterfront, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910

Niagara, American Fall from Canadian shore, c1898. Creator: Unknown
Niagara, American Fall from Canadian shore, c1898

Str. Toronto, St. Lawrence River, c1901. Creator: Unknown
Str. Toronto, St. Lawrence River, c1901

In the Thousand Islands, c1901. Creator: Unknown
In the Thousand Islands, c1901

Palisades Rift, Thousand Islands, c1901. Creator: Unknown
Palisades Rift, Thousand Islands, c1901

Niagara, Queenstown (i.e. Queenston) Heights from Lewiston, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
Niagara, Queenstown (i.e. Queenston) Heights from Lewiston, ca 1900

Steamer New York passing through Highlands, Hudson River, N.Y. between 1900 and 1908. Creator: Unknown
Steamer New York passing through Highlands, Hudson River, N.Y. between 1900 and 1908

The "Captain Visger" in Lost Channel, Thousand Islands, c1901. Creator: Unknown
The "Captain Visger" in Lost Channel, Thousand Islands, c1901

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