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- Description:
- One plan sheet entitled, "Rail Plan." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows a starboard side exterior profile view of the upper decks as well as plan views of boat and shelter decks for the proposed steamship hull numbers 123 and 124. Hull number 123 became the SS Cayo Mambi and Hull number 124 became the SS Cananova. Both ships were owned by the Atlantic Fruit Company. The drawing shows details of the construction and placement of all of the safety railings along the sides of the ships. The title block in the lower right corner shows that the drawing was prepared by "Manitowoc Ship Building Co." at scales of 1/4 inch and 1 inch = 1 foot and has a most recent plan revision date of April 7, 1920. The drawing number is shown as "5231."
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled, "General Arrangement of Bulk Lake Freighter, Hull Nos. 287 and 288." The drawing shows plan, profile, and midship section views of the proposed steamship. The title block near the center shows that the drawing was prepared by the "American Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio," at scales of 1/16 inch and 1/8 inch = 1 foot and is dated October 26, 1920. The name of the steamship, "Merton E. Farr," is handwritten on the bow of the freighter profile view.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One plan sheet entitled "Massachusetts & Merrimac, Construction Draft of Steamers No. 54/55." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows interior plan and profile views for the proposed wooden-hulled, propeller-driven, bulk carrier steamships. The drawing indicates that the vessels also had three masts. The plan was prepared at a scale of 1/4 inch = 1 foot by Frank E. Kirby for the Detroit Dry Dock Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1881-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One plan sheet entitled, "Original Construction, Strs. [Steamers] Venus & Neptune, Str. Jupiter." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows longitudinal and half cross-section views of the hull and its structural framing configuration. The title block in the lower right corner shows that the drawing was prepared by "Manitowoc Ship Building & Dry Dock Co." at a scale of 1/2 inch = 1 foot and is dated December 11, 1914. The drawing number is shown as "3560."
- 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
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled, "Stem for S.S. [Steamship] No. 7." The drawing shows profile and cross-section views of the cast iron stem section for the proposed steamship, William Chisholm. The drawing was prepared by the Globe Iron Works of Cleveland, Ohio, at a scale of 1 inch = 1 foot and is dated January 5, 1884.
- Date Issued:
- 1884-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled, "Stearn [Stern] Post for Steamer No. 7." The drawing shows profile and end views of the stern post configuration for the proposed steamship, William Chisholm. The drawing was prepared by the Globe Iron Works of Cleveland, Ohio, at a scale of 1 inch = 1 foot and is dated December 29, 1883.
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One plan sheet entitled, "Original Construction, Strs. [Steamers] Venus & Neptune, Also Jupiter." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows a longitudinal section view of the hull and deck along with a plan view of the existing cargo hatch configuration. The title block in the lower right corner shows that the drawing was prepared by "Manitowoc Ship Building & Dry Dock Co." at a scale of 1/2 inch = 1 foot and is dated December 10, 1914. The drawing number is shown as "2398."
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting a composite image of the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Fort Street with two ships traveling on streets of water. In view are the Pontchartrain Hotel and Bagley Memorial Fountain. Handwritten message on verso reads "Dear Frank, This is the way we travel in Detroit, come have a boat ride. Love to all, Fannie" Postmarked Feb 8, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One pencil sketch by Vernon Howe Bailey. The sketch shows a creek in the foreground with a shipyard in the background. One steamship is moored to a wharf and three others are under construction nearby. Cranes and factory buildings can also be seen in the distance. A handwritten note near the lower left corner shows "View across Ashtabula Creek." The sketch is signed in the lower right corner, "Vernon Howe Bailey, Ashtabula, 19."
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
