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1. First Annual Statement of the Trade and Commerce of Chicago, for the year ending December 31, 1858: reported First Annual Statement of the Trade and Commerce of Chicago, for the year ending December 31, 1858: reported to the Chicago Board of Trade by Seth Catlin, Superintendent Ships; Shipping; Documents; Commerce; Included in this commerce report to the Chicago Board of Trade is a listing of the various craft which sailed between Chicago and other lake ports during the 1859 season. Schooners made up the majority...
2. Chicago Harbor, from the Rush Street Bridge, from Chicago Illustrated Chicago Harbor, from the Rush Street Bridge, from Chicago Illustrated Harbors; Ships; Piers & wharves; This moonlit view of the harbor is set at the mouth of the Chicago River as it empties into Lake Michigan. A sand bar at the mouth of the River obstructed entrance to heavily freighted vessels, causing...
3. S.S. Illinois in Chicago, 1917 S.S. Illinois in Chicago, 1917 Steamboats; Ships; Photograph. A combination freight-and-passenger steamer, the all-steel Illinois, sister ship to the S.S. Missouri, was built in South Chicago in 1899 for the Northern Michigan Transit Company. In 1922,...
4. S.S. Isle Royale on the Chicago River, 1933 S.S. Isle Royale on the Chicago River, 1933 Steamboats; Ships; Skyscrapers; 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...
5. S.S. "Christopher Columbus" (Whaleback), 1893 S.S. "Christopher Columbus" (Whaleback), 1893 Ships; Passengers; Piers & wharves; Whalebacks; Steamboats The S.S. Christopher Columbus is the most famous "whaleback" of the 43 ships of this type built. Whalebacks were developed in Duluth, Minnesota, by Captain Alexander MacDougall for freight service. The...
6. S.S. Mabel Bradshaw under way in the late 1890s S.S. Mabel Bradshaw under way in the late 1890s Steamboats; Lakes & ponds; Ships; Sea walls This small, wooden passenger steamer was built in the Spring of 1889, and named for a relative of her owner, Hugh Bradshaw of Chicago. The Mabel Bradshaw's original service ran between Holland, Michigan...
7. Deck of the S.S. Mabel Bradshaw Deck of the S.S. Mabel Bradshaw Decks (Ships); Steamboats; Passengers; Lakes & ponds; This small, wooden passenger steamer was built in the Spring of 1889, and named for a relative of her owner, Hugh Bradshaw of Chicago. The Mabel Bradshaw's original service ran between Holland, Michigan...
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