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- Description:
- 26 page Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company promotional booklet; describes Fleet, focusing on the CITY OF DETROIT III and CITY OF CLEVELAND III, Fares, Routes, Rates for Hotels and Automobiles
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Wolverine Training Ship on the Detroit River, with the downtown skyline in the background. Signs read "Freeman, Delamater & Co." and Henkel's Flour". Printed on verso: Wolverine Training Ship. Is used by the Navy in recruiting and training, and plies the Lakes and Detroit River, being stationed at Detroit most of the time. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 30, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One plan sheet showing "General Arrangement" for the steamship, Lake Haresti (and sister ships). The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows a starboard side exterior profile view and also deck plan views for the proposed steamship. A table in the upper right corner of the sheet lists hull numbers 105 through 122 and shows the vessel names for this group of steamships. These ships were built for the United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC). The title block in the lower right corner shows that the drawing was prepared by the "Manitowoc Ship Building Co." at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot and is dated March 28, 1919. The plan number is shown as "4300."
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Half-tone print of an artistic rendition of a bird's-eye view of Detroit in 1908, and a black and white photographic print of it hung on a wood-paneled wall. The caption above the image reads, "Detroit 1908-Same Area As View Above." Below the image, "What Detroit has accomplished in the past, is the best evidence of its future prosperity" is printed. The pictured print depicts downtown Detroit, and areas to the west, rough from Fourth Street to Raynor Street, and State Street to the Detroit River. Visible landmarks include the Wayne County Building, Cadillac Square, Campus Martius, the Majestic Building, City Hall, the Pontchartrain Hotel, the Post Office at Fort and Shelby, and the Ford Building. Several steamships, including those of the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company, the COLUMBIA, and the LANSDOWNE are pictured at dock or under steam. Copyright by Hurd-Wheeler Co., Detroit, Mich., 1907" printed in lower left corner. "E.C. Parker" handdwritten on verso of print. "Dept. Report & Info. Comm. Jul 31, 1964" stamped on verso of photo.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the LANSDOWNE carrying railroad cars and billowing smoke. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked May 24, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One plan sheet entitled, "Bulkheads for Str. [Steamer] Captain Thomas Wilson." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows plan views and details of the bulkheads for the boiler room and coal bunker. The title block in the lower right corner shows that the drawing was prepared by the "Manitowoc Ship Building & Dry Dock Co." at a scale of 1/2 inch = 1 foot and is dated March 4, 1915. The plan number is shown as "3570."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One plan sheet entitled "Lines, T.S.S. [Turbine Steamship] Virginia." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows plan, profile, and cross-section views of the hull lines of the propeller-driven steamship. The title block in the lower right corner indicates that the drawing was prepared by the "Manitowoc Ship Building & Dry Dock Co." for the "Goodrich Transit Co." and is dated, March 20, 1916. The plan number is shown as "5120."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One plan sheet showing "Arrangement of Freighter" for the steamship, Lake Kyttle (and sister ships). The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows a starboard side interior profile view and also deck plan views for the proposed steamship. A table in the upper right corner of the sheet lists hull numbers 96 through 104 and shows the vessel names for this group of steamships which were built for the United States Shipping Board. The title block in the lower right corner shows that the drawing was prepared by the "Manitowoc Ship Building Co." at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot and is dated April 18, 1918. The plan number is shown as "4285."
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One plan sheet entitled, "Str. [Steamer] Captain Thomas Wilson, Boiler Saddles." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows plan views and details of the saddle mountings for the boilers. The title block in the lower right corner shows that the drawing was prepared by the "Manitowoc Ship Building & Dry Dock Co." at a scale of 1/2 inch = 1 foot and is dated March 2, 1915. The plan number is shown as "3569."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting a composite image of Griswold Street, facing north from W Larned Street. In view are the Federal Building, Buhl Block, and Union Trust Building. A steamship on water is superimposed over the street. Handwritten message on verso reads "Let's go for a joy ride. Can any high water you ever saw in 3 Rivers equal this? - Waldo" Postmarked Feb 8, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
