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- Description:
- One drawing entitled "Detroit Fire Tug, Detroiter." The drawing consists of black ink on heavy tan paper and includes red, brown, blue, and gray watercolor tinting in selected areas. The drawing shows a port side interior profile view and also a main deck plan view of the proposed fireboat. Notes on each side of the title show, "Keel Laid, Oct. 11, 1892" and "Launched, May 15, 1893." A black ink stamp with handwritten text in the lower right corner shows "New Drawing No. Tol. 57-59-0-1, Tube No. 1." The plan was prepared by the Craig Shipbuilding Company of Toledo, Ohio.
- Date Issued:
- 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled "Cross-Sections, Str. No. 71." The drawing shows a cross-section view of the hull and decks of the proposed steamship, City of Cleveland. The title block at the lower right corner of the sheet shows that the plan was prepared by the Detroit Dry Dock Company at a scale of 1/2 inch = 1 foot and is dated March, 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:
- One plan sheet entitled, "Tonnage Sections, Fire Tug." The drawing consists of ink on linen and shows hull cross-sections at various locations for the fire tugboat, George A. Wallace. 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 31, 1916. The plan number is shown as "1466."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One plan sheet entitled, "Stern Frame & Rudder for Fire Boat." The drawing consists of ink on linen and shows the structural design details of the rudder assembly for the fire tugboat, George A. Wallace. 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 3/4 inch = 1 foot and is dated October 22, 1915. The plan number is shown as "1393."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One 2-page letter, dated July 12th 1905, to "O.E.D. [Oliver E. Dunbar]" from "H.T.D. [Harris T. Dunbar]." The letter is handwritten in black ink on white linen paper (both sides) that has pre-printed light blue lines. The letter is transcribed as follows: "O.E.D. The numbers on the house safe are 40-60-35. The D&S bonds are in the upper left hand space - You will find space where you sign and on numbers 7, 14, 21, & 28 you sign twice - You can take those four with you if you desire or leave them in the safe. You will find directions on my desk to open D&S safe if you wish to get in it. Don't let Julia see these bonds. H.T.D." "July 12th /05 Recd. of O. E. Dunbar the four above mentioned bonds numbered 7-14-21-28 which I am to put in safety deposit vault at Manufacturers & Traders Bk. L.H. Dunbar" H: 27-26-25-24-23-22 A: 20-19-18-17-16-15 F: 13-12-11-10-9-8 L: 6-5-4-3-2-1 J: 7-14-21-28 L F A H 1st date of registry Mar 19/04. Transfer date of registry July 6/05. 7-14-21-28 transfer OED Trust July 7/05."
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One unsigned indenture between the Canada Southern Bridge Company of Michigan and Canada, and Harris T. Dunbar of Buffalo, New York. The document consists of a typewritten cover letter on Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Co. letterhead, dated April 24th, 1920, from O. [Oliver] E. Dunbar to Mr. F. T. Ramney along with four pages of black typewritten text on white paper. The indenture included a legal description of Stony Island in the lower Detroit River and indicated that the Bridge Company would sell the island to Harris T. Dunbar for $1.00, but reserved a 150-foot wide strip of land for a future right of way. The two pages were bound together in a legal-style, light blue paper binder which has two brass grommets at the top edge. Typewritten text on the outside of the binder reads "Warranty Deed, Canada Southern Bridge Company to Harris T. Dunbar" and printed text that shows "Miller, Smith, Canfield, Paddock & Perry, Attorneys and Counsellors, 1124-1132 Penobscot Building, Detroit, Michigan."
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One hardcover membership and account booklet for the "Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders and Coalpassers' Union of the Great Lakes." The pocket-size booklet has a green cloth cover and contains 40 pages of printed text. Page 2 is entitled "Certificate of Membership No. 417" and indicates that "A. [Arthur] Page" was a member of the union. Page 3 gives a brief personal description of the member and is dated May, 1920. Pages 4 through 8 show blank lines for a "Statement of Account" and contain ink stamps for each month to indicate that the $1.25 monthly dues had been paid. The remaining pages 9 through 40 list the union articles and rules.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- 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:
- "Number 7, Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Co. First Mortgage, 5 Per Cent, $5000 Registered Gold Bond" (7 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:
- One plan sheet entitled "Section of the F&PM [Flint & Pere Marquette] R.R. Steamers." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows a half cross-section view with dimensions for the proposed wooden-hulled steamships. Blue ink has been used to show the water surface. The plan was prepared at a scale of 1/2 inch = 1 foot by the Detroit Dry Dock Company. (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
