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Title
Tug Robert E. Johnston
Creator
NULL

Institution
Loutit District Library

Subject
Robert E. Johnston (Tugboat)

Subject
Tugboats -- Michigan, Lake

Subject
NULL

Item Number
LH01e003

Relation
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Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
The Robert E. Johnston was launched in 1906 and sank at the dock on October 23rd of that year. However, she was refloated and continued in service the next day. She was still in use, hauling gravel down the Grand River, over twenty years later.

Tug Robert E. Johnston

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