Joseph S. Fay

Photograph showing the "Joseph S. Fay" waiting its turn to lock upbound in the State Lock at the Sault. Behind is its consort, the schooner "D. P. Rhodes". The "Fay" is one of the earliest of the Great Lakes bulk carriers built for the ore trade, launched in 1871. Wrecked in 1905 near 40 Mile Point Lighthouse, north of Rogers City, Michigan. Photo is inscribed on the back by Capt. George Stone: "mast of the Fay."
Abstract/Description: Photograph showing the "Joseph S. Fay" waiting its turn to lock upbound in the State Lock at the Sault. Behind is its consort, the schooner "D. P. Rhodes". The "Fay" is one of the earliest of the Great Lakes bulk carriers built for the ore trade, launched in 1871. Wrecked in 1905 near 40 Mile Point Lighthouse, north of Rogers City, Michigan. Photo is inscribed on the back by Capt. George Stone: "mast of the Fay."
Subject(s): Boats and boating
Soo Locks (Mich.)
Date Created: 1874 (approximate)
Title: Joseph S. Fay.
Name(s): Bayliss Public Library, contributor
Superiorland Library Cooperative, contributor
Stone, George, contributor
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1874 (approximate)
Physical Form: photographs
Extent: 1 item
Abstract/Description: Photograph showing the "Joseph S. Fay" waiting its turn to lock upbound in the State Lock at the Sault. Behind is its consort, the schooner "D. P. Rhodes". The "Fay" is one of the earliest of the Great Lakes bulk carriers built for the ore trade, launched in 1871. Wrecked in 1905 near 40 Mile Point Lighthouse, north of Rogers City, Michigan. Photo is inscribed on the back by Capt. George Stone: "mast of the Fay."
Subject(s): Boats and boating
Soo Locks (Mich.)
Restrictions on Access: No Copyright (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Is Part Of: Bayliss Public Library photographs. Identifier: SLC-004
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