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- Telegram from the Western Union Telegraph Company, Alpena, Michigan, dated 4:26 pm, August 10, 1889, to William R. Soutar. The telegram form is printed in black text on yellowed paper and has a message that is handwritten in ink that reads "If Hale cannot go Oscoda, I will find another boat. No load here. Roffa Bros."
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled, "General Arrangement of Sprinkler System, Gallery & Upper Decks," for the passenger steamships, SS Greater Detroit and SS Greater Buffalo. The drawing shows plan views of the Gallery and Upper decks along with the proposed layouts of sprinkler lines and sprinkler heads. The title block in the lower right corner shows that the drawing was prepared by the "American Shipb'ld'g Co., Eng. [Engineering] Dept." at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot and is dated October 26, 1923. The plan number is shown as "65-198."
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled, "1909 Excursion Str. [Steamer]." The drawing shows plan views of two decks and a port side interior profile view of the passenger steamship, Ste. Claire. The drawing was prepared at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot and was signed by the designer, "Frank E. Kirby, 1909," in the lower right corner. Ink stamps in the lower right corner show "New Drawing No.: Tol. 116-59-0-1, Tube No. 1" and "Apr. 18, 1951."
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One drawing entitled "Arrangement - Main Deck, 20" Hydraulic Dredge." The drawing consists of black and red ink on linen and shows a view of the hydraulic dredge that was later named, Niagara. The view shows the arrangement of machinery rooms and cabins on the main deck. A title block in the lower right corner shows that the drawing was prepared by the "Manitowoc Ship Building & Dry Dock Co." It is drawn at a scale of 1/4 inch = 1 foot and is dated December 14, 1912. Additional text shows "Hull 60" and drawing "5069."
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled "Str. City of Cleveland, No. 71." The drawing shows a plan view of the main deck and locations of electric lights for the proposed steamship. The title block at the top center area of the sheet shows that the plan was prepared at a scale of 1/4 inch. (The ship was later renamed. It was the SS City of St. Ignace from 1907 to 1927 and was the SS Keystone from 1927 to 1932.)
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One plan photocopy entitled, "Str. No. 127, Deck & Cabin Plan," showing plan views of the promenade, main, and orlop decks of the steamship, SS America. The plan was prepared by the Detroit Dry Dock Company and is dated February, 1898.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled, "Rigging Plan, Steamer No. 7." The drawing shows a port side exterior profile view of the proposed three-masted, propeller-driven steamship, William Chisholm. The drawing was prepared by the Globe Shipbuilding Company (Globe Iron Works) of Cleveland, Ohio, at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot. Overall ship dimensions are shown in a table in the lower left corner of the sheet.
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing of a proposed passenger steamship, "Detroit & Buffalo." The conceptual drawing shows a port side view of the sidewheel steamship while underway as a D&C seaplane flies overhead in the upper right corner. The drawing is shown at a scale of 1/16 inch = 1 foot and is signed by its designer, "Frank E. Kirby, 1922," in the lower right corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled "Steamer No. 168, Orlop Deck Cabin Plan." The drawing shows a plan view of the Orlop Deck including the layout of cabins, crew quarters, passageways, and public areas. The title block in the lower right corner of the sheet indicates that the drawing was prepared at a scale of 1/4 inch = 1 foot by the American Shipbuilding Company and was dated "July 17, 1906."
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One navigational chart entitled, "Huron Bay and Huron Islands, Lake Superior." The area was surveyed "under the direction of Brvt. Brig. Genl. W. F. Raynolds" and was published in 1869. The chart was drawn at a scale of 1:30,000 and covers about 50 miles along the north shore of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Baraga and Marquette Counties. The chart shows information such as soundings in feet, lake bottom characteristics, shoreline details, lighthouses, lines of latitude/longitude, and sailing directions. The chart was printed in black ink on white paper and was published by the Corps of Engineers. An adhesive label near the lower left corner shows "Detroit, Mar. 5th, 1884, Presented to the Tug, Chas. E. Bird."
- Date Issued:
- 1884-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
