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- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Great Lakes Steamship Company freighter GEORGE B. LEONARD, covered in ice and under steam. A person kneels on the forecastle deck, while another walks along the main deck. Several small buildings on a tree-lined shore are visible in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Mahoning Steamship Company freighter LEONARD C. HANNA, under steam. Several figures are on the flying bridge, while another sits under the awning behind the pilot house, and two others stand near the aft cabin. Two people are also in a small boat being pulled behind the HANNA. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, "1916."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and starboard side of the St. Lawrence and Chicago Steam Navigation Company freighter J. H. G. HAGARTY, under steam. A figure stands on the flying bridge, another walks along the deck, and a small group are gathered on and around the aft cabin. The deck of a freighter passing on the opposite side, and a tree-lined shoreline are visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, "1915."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and starboard side of the Interlake Steamship Company freighter HEMLOCK, under steam. Several figures are on deck around the bow and stern. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. Three smaller boats, one pulling another, are in the foreground. People are supplies are visible on board the two larger, propeller-driven ones. The image is captioned with the date, "1915."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company freighter THOMAS LYNCH, under steam. Figures are gathered at each end of the main deck. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the year, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company freighter HENRY C. FRICK, under steam. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned, "1915."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Interlake Steamship Company freighter HENRY G. DALTON, under steam. A crew member is in front of the pilot house, and another stands near the stern. A tree-lined coastline is visible in the background. The image is captioned, "1916."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Imperial Oil Company freighter IOCOMA, under steam. A figure stands on deck adjacent to a lifeboat at the stern. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company freighter SIR WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN, under steam. Two crew members stand near the cabin at midship. A line extends off frame from the stern of the freighter, suggesting that it is tugging something. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. "In 1915" was handwritten on the non-archival envelope which previous held the plate.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Inter Ocean Steamship Company freighter JAMES E. DAVIDSON, under steam. Several crew members are on the flying bridge, and near the aft cabin. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned, "1915."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Herman H. Hettler Lumber Company freighter HERMAN H. HETTLER, under steam with a deck-load of lumber. Two women and a man sit atop the lumber near the bow, and a long figure sits on the starboard side toward the stern. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, "1915."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the port side of the Pennsylvania Steamship Company freighter JACOB T. KOPP, under steam. Three figures are on the main deck, another stands at the stern, and a fifth is inside of a cowl vent adjacent to the smokestack. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, 1915. The non-archival envelope which previously housed the plate included the following hand-written details: JACOB T KOPP 204.815 renamed G.N. WILSON CONSUMERS POWER HARRY YATES EDMUND P. SMITH 1939
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the port side of the Canada Steamship Lines freighter DORIC, under steam. A rowboat with two passengers is off the DORIC's port side, and a small propeller-driven boat with a canopy is in the rear. A crew members stands on the flying bridge, and two more sit near the stern. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned, "1915."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the steamboat GEN. J.L. DECKER, under steam. Several homes along a tree-lined shoreline are visible in the background. The image is captioned, "1916."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company barge WILLIAM LEBARON JENNEY, under tow by an out-of-frame vessel. A figure stands near the bow, holding a large object. A tree-lined shore is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Mahoning Steamship Company freighter LEONARD C. HANNA, under steam. Several figures are on the flying bridge, while another sits under the awning behind the pilot house, and two others stand near the aft cabin. Two people are also in a small boat being pulled behind the HANNA. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, "1916."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Imperial Oil Company freighter IOCOMA, under steam. A figure stands on deck adjacent to a lifeboat at the stern. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and starboard side of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company freighter FRONTENAC, under steam. Two crew members are on the flying bridge, and several more rest near the stern. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned, "1916."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the freighter IMPERIAL, under steam. Two men are on the flying bridge at midship. A line extends from the stern off the left edge of frame. Several animals grazing along a tree-lined shoreline are visible in the background. The photo is captioned with the year, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Kinsman Transit Company freighter PHILIP MINCH, under steam. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the year, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Inter Ocean Steamship Company freighter JAMES E. DAVIDSON, under steam. Several crew members are on the flying bridge, and near the aft cabin. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned, "1915."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the port side of the freighter HARVEY J. KENDALL, under steam with a deck-load of coal. Five people are visible on deck. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, 1915. "35-9," was written on the non-archival envelope which previously housed the plate.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company freighter HENRY C. FRICK, under steam. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned, "1915."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Herman H. Hettler Lumber Company freighter HERMAN H. HETTLER, under steam with a deck-load of lumber. Two women and a man sit atop the lumber near the bow, and a long figure sits on the starboard side toward the stern. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, "1915."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Pioneer Steamship Company freighter J.T. HUTCHINSON, under steam. Four figures stand around the pilot house and bow, and two others stand near a hatch by the aft cabin. A small building on a tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, "1915." "55-3353-1915," was handwritten on the non-archival envelope which previously held the plate.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Acme Transit Company freighter J.M. JENKS, under steam. A figure stands outside the pilot house, and six others are around the aft cabin. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Great Lakes Steamship Company freighter GEORGE B. LEONARD, covered in ice and under steam. A person kneels on the forecastle deck, while another walks along the main deck. Several small buildings on a tree-lined shore are visible in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the LINDEN, under steam with a deck-load of lumber. A figure stands on the flying bridge, and two are on the aftcastle. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the year, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the port side of the Mahoning Steamship Company freighter WILLIAM H. DONNER, under steam. Several crew members are on the flying bridge while several more work near an open hatch midship. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned, "1916."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and starboard side of the Pittsburg Steamship Company freighter ELBERT H. GARY, under steam. A crew member on a ladder works near the starboard running light, while another stands below. Three more figures stand near the aft cabin. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned, "1915."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the port side of the Inter lake Steamship Company freighter CORVUS, under steam. Several crew members are on the flying bridge, below near the bow, and a lone man sits near the aft cabin. There are two piles of coal on the deck. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned "1915."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Zenith Steamship Company freighter HOOVER AND MASON, under steam. Two figures are on the flying bridge, another walks along the main deck, a small group sits in front of the aft cabin, and two more work atop it. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, "1915." "3436," was handwritten on the non-archival envelope which previously held the plate.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the freighter CEPHEUS. A crew member stands with a megaphone on the hurricane deck. Several other crew members are on the main deck below. A small row boat is aside the steamer. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company freighter THOMAS LYNCH, under steam. Figures are gathered at each end of the main deck. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the year, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the M.A. Hanna and Company freighter G.A. FLAGG, under steam. Two crew members are on the flying bridge, and ten other figures, including a woman wear a white dress are spread out along the main deck. A line extends from the freighter's stern into the water, where it is possibly attached to a chip log or taffrail log. Two men in a rowboat are along the freighter's port side. Another rowboat follows behind. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned, "1915."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the port side of the Boland and Cornelius freighter LACKAWANNA, under steam. A figure stands on the flying bridge, another is on deck at midship, and a third is seated outside of the aft cabin. A line extends from the stern off frame. A buoy and tree-lined shoreline are visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company freighter FRANCIS E. HOUSE, under steam. A group of roughly ten figures is gathered outside of the aft cabin. In the foreground, the small boat DELOS carries three passengers beneath its canopy. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, "1916."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Jenkins Steamship Company freighter CHARLES O. JENKINS, under steam. A man stands outside the pilot house, another stands near the aft cabin, and between 14 figures are on the main deck. Several people in a small boat, flying a large American flag float alongside the starboard side of the JENKINS. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the year, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha, entitled, "Launching of the Ashtabula at St. Clair." The photograph was taken off its starboard bow, from over the water, likely from a neighboring pier at Great Lakes Engineering Works. The railroad car ferry was side-launched--the ramp is on the left, the wave on the right, and aboard a crowd of people are bracing themselves.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Erie and Western Transit Company freighter CONEMAUGH, under steam. Several crew members are on the flying bridge. Smoke from the stack of another vessel rises from the left edge of the frame. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned "1916."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photographic print from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting a large crowd gathered in Campus Martius, for the automobile parade held as part of the Cadillaqua celebration overlapping with the Fourth of July, as viewed from an elevated position, likely at the Majestic Building, facing south. A banner, reading, "Harold Jarvis will sing of Masonic Moonlight on steamer STE. CLAIRE," "City of the Straits Lodge, Mon. July 29," and "Mon. July 29. The majority of the crowd are wearing hats, and boater hats appear to be the predominant style. Streetcars make their way through the crowd, and those headed north on Woodward Avenue carry additional passengers on their roofs. A utility pole near the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument has become a perch for several spectators as well. American flags are hung from nearly every other window of the Pontchartrain Hotel. A large sign reading, "Conventions & Auto Bulletin" is posted above the corner of Woodward and Fort Street. To its right are several signs advertising railroad lines--Canadian Pacific, Pere Marquette, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. This corner is also draped with flags and banners. The stretch of Woodward leading to the Detroit River is similarly decorated. "Detroit, Mich. 1907, NA 66537-B" handwritten on verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Republic Transportation Company freighter MARY C. ELPHICKE, under steam. Two crew members are on the flying bridge. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned "1915."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Interlake Steamship Company freighter INDUS, under steam. Two figures stand at the bow, and another is on the flying bridge. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the year, 1915. "3464," was handwritten on the non-archival envelope which previously held the plate.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company freighter JAMES J. HILL, under steam. A small group of figures sit or lean along the port side of the ship near the bow. A man in a small boat is at the right edge of frame. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, "1915." "No deck house," and "3357-'15," were written on the non-archival envelope which previously held the plate.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and starboard side of the Hubbard Steamship Company freighter C. RUSSELL HUBBARD, under steam. A man stands on the flying bridge. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, "1915." "[W.C.] Richardson Fleet," was handwritten on the non-archival envelope which previously held the plate.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company freighter GERMAN, under steam. A crew member stands at the bow, another on the flying bridge, and a third at the stern. A tree-lined shoreline, dotted with houses, is visible in the background. The image is captioned, "1915."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and starboard side of the Wilson Transit Company freighter GENERAL GARRETSON, under steam. A crew member stands on deck near the forward cabin, while two others stand and sit near the aft cabin. Two more figures are visible at the stern. In the foreground, a man, wearing suspenders and a hat, appears to observe the freighter through binoculars from a rowboat. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned, "1916."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the port side of the Western Navigation Company freighter J.S. KEEFE, under steam. Two figures stand on the flying bridge. Several small buildings along a tree-lined shoreline are visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the freighter GOGEBIC, under steam. A crew member is on the flying bridge, and another leans on the railing at midship. A tree-lined shoreline, dotted with houses, is visible in the background. The image is captioned, "1915."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Algoma Central & Hudson Bay Railway Company freighter THOMAS J. DRUMMOND, under steam. One crew member leans on the railing at the bow, and two others stand near the stern. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned, "1915."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society