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Title
Steamer Messenger
Creator
NULL

Institution
Loutit District Library

Subject
Messenger (Ship)

Subject
Steamboats -- Michigan, Lake

Subject
NULL

Item Number
LH01e018

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
The Messenger was in port in Manistee during its Great Fire of 1871 and took women and children out onto Lake Michigan as much of the town burned.

Steamer Messenger

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