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- Description:
- View of the Detroit River ferry, Pleasure, with passengers standing on decks. "Built 1893, at West Bay City, Michigan, by F. W. Wheeler & Co. Hull, of wood. Length 140 feet; breadth of beam, on water line, 35 feet, top sides 40 feet, on deck 52 feet; depth of hold 15 feet, average draft of water 12 feet.
Engine, three cylinder compound. Diameter 34, 24 and 34 inches, by stroke of 24 inches. Boilers, Scotch each 10 foot sheel and 12 1/2 feet long.
Wheel, 4 blades. Diameter 10 feet; pitch 13 feet.
The Pleasure was built for the Detroit, Belle Isle & Windsor Ferry Company, and is a typical Detroit River ferry, the finest ever turned out up to 1894. Speed 16 miles an hour; capacity for a large number of passengers," from the Maritime History of the Great Lakes website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library AudioVisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1927-07-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Notes:
- Carferry at Grand Haven, Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Carferries at Grand Haven, Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Grand Trunk carferry off the coast of Grand Haven, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Postcard of the "Saugatuck Ferry" in Saugatuck, Michigan featuring a large group of people enjoying their ride across the water. The tree-lined shore is nearby in the background. There is no handwriting on the back of the postcard, however, the typed description in the upper left-hand corner reads: "Saugatuck Ferry. Everyone loves to ride across the channel of the Kalamazoo River on the unique chain ferry. The Saugatuck-Douglas area of West Michigan offers the visitor a wide variety of fun-filled activities and excellent accomodations. Relax at Saugatuck."
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Stories of Summer (project)
- Notes:
- Carferries ran aground on Lake Michigan at Grand Haven, Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Pere Marquette car ferry 19 ran aground on Lake Michigan at Grand Haven, Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Grand Haven carferry pulling into the dock on the Grand River.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- View of the Detroit River ferry, Pleasure, with passengers standing on decks. "Built 1893, at West Bay City, Michigan, by F. W. Wheeler & Co. Hull, of wood. Length 140 feet; breadth of beam, on water line, 35 feet, top sides 40 feet, on deck 52 feet; depth of hold 15 feet, Aaverage draft of water 12 feet.
Engine, three cylinder compound. Diameter 34, 24 and 34 inches, by stroke of 24 inches. Boilers, Scotch each 10 foot sheel and 12 1/2 feet long.
Wheel, 4 blades. Diameter 10 feet; pitch 13 feet.
The Pleasure was built for the Detroit, Belle Isle & Windsor Ferry Company, and is a typical Detroit River ferry, the finest ever turned out up to 1894. Speed 16 miles an hour; capacity for a large number of passengers," from the Maritime History of the Great Lakes website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library AudioVisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1927-07-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
