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S.S. Isle Royale on the Chicago River, 1933


Title	S.S. Isle Royale on the Chicago River, 1933
Description	Photograph. The Isle Royale Line became the new owners of the former S.S. Manitou. The Isle Royale's run was Chicago and Lake Superior, but by the middle of the Depression, she was out of service and partly desroyed by fire. The Isle Royale was scrapped during World War II.
Neighborhood/Street/Venue	Loop (Chicago, Ill.) Chicago River (Ill.)
Subject.TGM1	Steamboats Ships Skyscrapers
Subject.LCSH	Inland water transportation -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century -- Photographs Steamboats -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century -- Photographs Isle Royale (Steamer) -- Photographs Chicago River (Ill.) -- History -- 20th century -- Photographs
Photographer/Artist/Creator	Kennedy, Robert H.
DateOfOriginal	1933
Time Period	1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939
Repository Name	Chicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
Repository Number	PHOTOGRAPH SPE-GLSC 1.8
Collection	Great Lakes Shipping Collection
Type	Digital image;
Format	image/jpeg;
Original format	Photographs
Size	4.5 x 2.75 in.
Subject.LOCAL	Ships transportation

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