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- Description:
- Telegram from the Western Union Telegraph Company, Huron Depot, Ohio, dated 6:33 pm, August 2, 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 "O. J. Hale [barge] left six this pm, tug Mystic. C. W. Annis."
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled "Str. No. 71." The drawing shows a port side exterior profile view of the proposed sidewheel steamship. The title block at the lower center area of the sheet shows that the plan was prepared by the Detroit Dry Dock Company at a scale of 1/4 inch = 1 foot and is dated August, 1885. (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:
- Telegram from the Western Union Telegraph Company, Port Huron, dated September 23, 1886, to Captain Wayman Powers, Barge H. F. Church, Buffalo, N.Y. The telegram form is printed in black text on yellowed paper and has a message that is handwritten in ink that reads "Sail Toledo if possible, load coal at Hadleys for Beatty, Sarnia."
- Date Issued:
- 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One drawing entitled "Sketch, Starboard Haws[e] Pipe, St'r. No. 66." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows plan and cross-section views of the proposed vessel hawse pipe. The drawing scale is not shown and the sheet is dated April 10, 1894. Printed text beneath the title shows "Craig Ship Bld'g. Co., Toledo." Handwritten text within a blue stamp in the lower right corner shows "New Drawing No. Tol. 66-S12-1-3, Tube No. 2."
- Date Issued:
- 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled "Inboard Profile, S.S. Alabama - Goodrich Transit Co." The drawing shows an interior profile view of the proposed steamship. 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 1/4 inch = 1 foot and is dated October 19, 1914. The plan number is shown as "5034."
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing showing the Midship Section of the proposed passenger steamships, SS Greater Detroit and the SS Greater Buffalo. The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the structural elements and dimensions for the hull and decks. A table of principal dimensions for the 535-foot steamship is given on the right side of the drawing. The lower portion of this drawing and the title block are cut off, but they can be seen on object number 2013.042.014.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- "Number 29, Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Co. First Mortgage, 5 Per Cent, $5000 Registered Gold Bond" (29 of 30). The bond is printed in printed in red, green, and black ink on white paper that is watermarked "Broun-Green Beaver Bond." It has a decorative engraved green border with engraved images at the top that depict Lady Liberty and other figures that represent American industry and a bountiful harvest. Black, Old-English style text shows the company name, "Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Co." and lists the terms of the bond issuance and repayment. The bond has been signed by "Harris T. Dunbar, President," and "Frederick C. Slee, Secretary," and is dated March 15, 1904. The 20-year bonds were due for repayment on March 15, 1924. A round, embossed company seal is located near the lower left corner of the bond. The verso contains blank spaces which have handwritten text that show the date and name in whom the bond was registered along with the signature of the company Treasurer. Other handwritten text and notes showed subsequent bond ownership reassignments with signatures.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Stock certificate no. 1875 for 33 shares and marked "CANCELED." The certificate is printed in black ink on white paper and has gold embossed seal on the lower left corner. The left border of certificate has been cut off.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled "Lounge, Str. [Steamer] 'City of Detroit'." The drawing shows the men's smoking lounge (known as the Gothic Room) and periodical stand in the passenger steamship, SS City of Detroit III. The drawing was done at a scale of 1/2 inch= 1 foot. The title block in the lower right corner shows that it was prepared by "Louis O. Keil, Interior Designer, Detroit, Mich.," and was dated July 13, 1911. Several years after the ship was scrapped in 1956, the salvaged lounge was acquired by the City of Detroit and was reassembled in the Dossin Great Lakes Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled, "Proposed River Passenger (Screw) Steamer Star Line." The drawing shows a port side exterior profile view and a main deck plan view of the proposed passenger steamship, Sylvan City. The title block shows that the drawing was prepared by the Detroit Dry Dock Company of Detroit, Michigan, at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot. The plan is dated November, 1885.
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
