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 |
Tiff Image(s): Click links to download Tiff images: Tiff Image 1 , Tiff Image 2 |