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- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting the TASHMOO in the upper left corner, with the rest of the card white. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 31, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the steamer PLEASURE at the dock at the foot of Woodward Avenue. The decks are filled with passengers. Printed on verso: Belle Isle Pleasure Boat. A favorite method of access to Belle Isle, Detroit principal pleasure ground, is by steamer, and boats leave regularly from convenient wharves, for the big pier at "The Island." The scene shows one of the large steamers of the Detroit, Belle Isle and Windsor Ferry Co., leaving the foot of Woodward Avenue for Belle Isle, band playing and picnickers thronging the decks.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One plan sheet entitled, "Rudder and Shoes for Strs. 59 & 60." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows details of the rudder assembly for the proposed wooden-hulled, propeller-driven, passenger steamships. The plan (number A-3-106-107) was prepared at a scale of 3/4 inch = 1 foot by the Detroit Dry Dock Company and is dated March, 1882. (Steamer numbers 59 and 60 were the Detroit Dry Dock hull numbers for the passenger steamships that were known as F.&P.M. No. 1 and F.&P.M. No. 2, respectively.)
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the steamers PLEASURE and TASHMOO at the dock at the foot of Woodward Avenue. Their decks are filled with passengers. Printed on verso: Pleasure Steamers. The steamers Pleasure and Tashmoo, loading with excursionists, bound respectively for Belle Isle and the St. Clair Flats. Thousands of people take in the popular trips these steamers afford. The scene is typical of the summer season in Detroit. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Nov 8, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the steamer PROMISE at the dock at the foot of Woodward Avenue. The decks are filled with passengers. Printed on verso: Belle Isle Pleasure Boat, Detroit, Mich. This picture shows the Steamer Promise one of the fleet of the Belle Isle and Windsor Ferry Co. These boats leave Third Street and Foot of Woodward avenue every 15 minutes for Belle Isle. Detroit has the finest fleet of excursion steamers in the World. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 21, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Cover of a booklet or part of a brochure listing the schedule listing the 1913 Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company steamer schedule. The recto lists the schedule for the CITY OF DETROIT II, CITY OF ST. IGNACE, WESTERN STATES, and EASTERN STATES of the Detroit and Cleveland Division, the CITY OF DETROIT III and CITY OF CLEVELAND III of the Detroit and Buffalo Division, the CITY OF THE STRAITS and STATE OF NEW YORK of the Cleveland and Toledo Line, and the CITY OF ALPENA II, CITY OF MACKINAC II, and CITY OF DETROIT II of the Mackinac Division. The verso bears a map showing the routes of the D&C line.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One plan sheet entitled, "Gangways for Strs. 59 & 60 for Ft.& P.M. [Flint & Pere Marquette] R.R." The drawing consists of black and red ink on linen and shows details of the gangways on the sides of the proposed wooden-hulled, propeller-driven, passenger steamships. The plan was prepared by Frank E. Kirby at a scale of 1 1/2 inches = 1 foot by the Detroit Dry Dock Company and is dated May, 1882. (Steamer numbers 59 and 60 were the Detroit Dry Dock hull numbers for the passenger steamships that were known as F.&P.M. No. 1 and F.&P.M. No. 2, respectively.)
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One plan sheet entitled, "Deck Frame for Str. 59/60, F.&P.M. [Flint & Pere Marquette]." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows a half plan view of the structural deck frame arrangement for the proposed wooden-hulled, propeller-driven, passenger steamships. The plan was prepared by Frank E. Kirby at a scale of 1 1/2 inches = 1 foot by the Detroit Dry Dock Company and is dated May, 1882. (Steamer numbers 59 and 60 were the Detroit Dry Dock hull numbers for the passenger steamships that were known as F.&P.M. No. 1 and F.&P.M. No. 2, respectively.)
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the TASHMOO and IDLEWILD next to a dock. The ship decks and the dock are crowded with people. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 9, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One plan sheet entitled, "Construction Draft of Strs. 59/60 for Ft.& P.M. [Flint & Pere Marquette] R.R. Co." The drawing consists of red, black, and blue ink on linen and shows a port side interior profile view of the proposed wooden-hulled, propeller-driven, passenger steamships. The plan was prepared at a scale of 1/4 inch = 1 foot by Frank E. Kirby for the Detroit Dry Dock Company and is dated March, 1882. (Steamer numbers 59 and 60 were the Detroit Dry Dock hull numbers for the passenger steamships that were known as F.&P.M. No. 1 and F.&P.M. No. 2, respectively.)
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
