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1. Str. Tashmoo Leaving Detroit for a River Trip.

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Color postcard depicting the TASHMOO next to a dock. The decks and the dock are crowded with people.
Date Issued:
1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Detroit Historical Society

2. Pleasure Steamers, Detroit, Mich

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Color postcard depicting the steamers PLEASURE and TASHMOO at the dock at the foot of Woodward Avenue. Their decks are filled with passengers. Printed on verso: Pleasure Steamers. The steamers Pleasure and Tashmoo, loading with excursionists, bound respectively for Belle Isle and the St. Clair Flats. Thousands of people take in the popular trips these steamers afford. The scene is typical of the summer season in Detroit. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Nov 8, 1909.
Date Issued:
1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

3. Belle Isle Pleasure Boat, Detroit, Mich.

Description:
Color postcard depicting the steamer PLEASURE at the dock at the foot of Woodward Avenue. The decks are filled with passengers. Printed on verso: Belle Isle Pleasure Boat. A favorite method of access to Belle Isle, Detroit principal pleasure ground, is by steamer, and boats leave regularly from convenient wharves, for the big pier at "The Island." The scene shows one of the large steamers of the Detroit, Belle Isle and Windsor Ferry Co., leaving the foot of Woodward Avenue for Belle Isle, band playing and picnickers thronging the decks.
Date Issued:
1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Detroit Historical Society

4. Off for a River Trip

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Color postcard depicting the TASHMOO next to a dock. The decks and the dock are crowded with people.
Date Issued:
1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

5. Steamer "City of Detroit III", D. & C. Line at Night.

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Color postcard depicting the CITY OF DETROIT III at night with many people visible on deck. Printed on verso: City of Detroit III, of the D. & C. Line, at Night. Cost $1,500,000. Operates between Detroit and Buffalo in connection with steamer "City of Cleveland." This is the largest and finest side-wheel steamer afloat, being 500 feet long, 100 feet wide, six decks, 600 staterooms, 50 parlors with private verandas, telephone in every stateroom, dining room on main deck, Palm Court, Marie Antoinette Drawing Room, Lounge Room and numerous other features. Passenger capacity 5,000. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep, 1919.
Date Issued:
1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

6. Steamer City of Toledo on Detroit River, Detroit, Mich.

Description:
Color postcard depicting the CITY OF TOLEDO with its deck filled with people and smoke billowing. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 19, 1912.
Date Issued:
1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

7. Lively Crowd at D. & C. Dock, Detroit, Mich.

Description:
Color postcard depicting a docked passenger steamer of the D & C Line. A sign reads "D&C, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo & Niagara Falls, Daily Service to Mackinac Island via the Coast Line." The ship decks, pier and dock are crowded with people. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 30, 1912.
Date Issued:
1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

8. Steamer Tashmoo, Detroit, Mich.

Description:
Color postcard depicting the TASHMOO with many people on deck. Printed on verso: Steamer Tashmoo. The scene is the picture is typical of a summer day in Detroit along the river front. In the foreground is the fine White Star Line steamer Tashmoo, "Queen of the Detroit River" leading passengers and freight for the famous St. Clair Flats and Port Huron. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 4, 1909.
Date Issued:
1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

9. Steamer "Tashmoo" Going Up Detroit RIver, Detroit, Mich.

Description:
Color postcard depicting the TASHMOO with many people on deck. Printed on verso: THE STEAMER TASHMOO is the pride of the White Star Line. She was constructed especially for use as a river excursion boat and carries 4,000 passengers on her broad decks. The Tashmoo's regular run in from Detroit to Post Huron, passing through the Detroit River, Lake St. Clair, the St. Clair Flats and St. Clair River. At Tashmoo Park, where the steamer touches, a large picnic and dancing pavilion are maintained.
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

10. Steamer "Tashmoo." Port Huron to Detroit.

Description:
Black and white postcard depicting the TASHMOO in the upper left corner, with the rest of the card white. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 31, 1916.
Date Issued:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society