Off For A River Trip

Off For A River Trip
Year: 
1901
Publisher: 
Detroit Photographic Co.
Type(s): 
Postcard
Identifier(s): 
6135
Language: 
English
Source: 
Mike Skreptak Collection; Dexter Box
Notes: 
c. 1901; the Tashmoo was launched December 31st, 1899; it was built by the Detroit Shipbuilding Company for Detroit's White Star Line; its regular route was Detroit to Port Huron/Sarnia with several stops including Tashmoo Park; Tashmoo Park was located on Harsen's Island in Lake St. Clair; "U.S. Mail" sign on side of ship; in June 1936, while delivering passengers from a dance on Sugar Island, the ship hit a submerged rock in the Detroit River and took on water; Captain Donald McAlpine managed to get the passengers safely to shore in Amherstberg, but Tashmoo sank. She was later refloated and scrapped in the same year.
Subject(s): 
Tashmoo (Ship)
Ships
Detroit River
White Star Line (Detroit)
Travel
Detroit Shipbuilding Company
Waterfront (Detroit)
Docks
McAlpine, Donald, Captain
Lake St. Clair
Tashmoo Park (Harsens Island)
Place(s): 
Detroit (Michigan)
Port Huron (Michigan)
Sarnia (Ontario)
Harsens Island (Michigan)
Rights: 
Public Domain
Repository: 
University of Windsor. Leddy Library
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