Gunboat Michigan (2 of 2)
Abstract/Description: | Photograph of the U.S. Navy gunboat "Michigan" at the east pier of the Sault Locks. The "Michigan" was a sidewheeler made of iron built in 1844 at Erie, Pennsylvania. Renamed the "Wolverine" in 1905, the ship was still in use as a training vessel in the early 1920s. The U. S. "Michigan" displaced 685 tons and was originally barke-rigged with three masts and square sails on the fore and aft masts. |
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Subject(s): | Boats and boating Soo Locks (Mich.) |
Date Created: | 1887 (approximate) |
Title: | Gunboat Michigan (2 of 2). | |
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Name(s): |
Bayliss Public Library, contributor Superiorland Library Cooperative, contributor Rutherford, James, creator |
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Type of Resource: | still image | |
Date Created: | 1887 (approximate) | |
Physical Form: | photographs | |
Extent: | 1 item | |
Abstract/Description: | Photograph of the U.S. Navy gunboat "Michigan" at the east pier of the Sault Locks. The "Michigan" was a sidewheeler made of iron built in 1844 at Erie, Pennsylvania. Renamed the "Wolverine" in 1905, the ship was still in use as a training vessel in the early 1920s. The U. S. "Michigan" displaced 685 tons and was originally barke-rigged with three masts and square sails on the fore and aft masts. | |
Subject(s): |
Boats and boating Soo Locks (Mich.) |
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Held by: | Superiorland Library Cooperative | |
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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