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1. Launch of the Edmund Fitzgerald Hull #301, Great Lakes Engineering Works

Description:
Silent color 16mm film containing the documentary "Great Lakes Engineering Works Ship Builders and Engineers, River Rouge 18, Mich. Presents Hull 301" shot of the launch of the EDMUND FITZGERALD on June 7, 1958 by R.J. Anderson and Company. The film shows the crowds of spectators, both on land at Great Lakes Engineering Works, as well as in boats on the river, and on the stage set up in front of the boat's bow. The launch is captured from off the freighter's port quarter, and again off of the port bow. The film ends after several shots of the freighter floating in the slip, and of the crowd.
Date Issued:
1958-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society