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Two boys modeling pants on a boat
TitleTwo boys modeling pants on a boat
Date1958-08
SubjectSailboats
DescriptionAdvertising. Two teenaged boys on small sail boat at Gull Lake modeling pants. Client: Kalamazoo Pan...
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Grand Haven Pier and Coast Guard Cutters
TitleGrand Haven Pier and Coast Guard Cutters
Datec. 1930
SubjectUnited States. Coast Guard
DescriptionBlack and white photo of two tugboats and two US Coast Guard cutters in ice near the end of the Sout...
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Steamer Fanny M. Rose
TitleSteamer Fanny M. Rose
Datec. 1896
SubjectFanny M. Rose (Ship)
DescriptionThe Fanny M. Rose was built by the Grand Haven Shipbuilding Company and began service in 1893. She w...
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Teal Lake shoreline with men in rowboat
TitleTeal Lake shoreline with men in rowboat
Date1880-1900
SubjectTeal Lake (Negaunee, Mich.)
DescriptionPhotograph of Teal Lake and it's shoreline with two men in a rowboat.
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Canoes
TitleCanoes
Date1880-1900
SubjectBoats and boating
DescriptionPhotograph of two boats along the shoreline of Teal Lake in Negaunee, Michigan. ""Canoes Up. Penn ca...
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Men and rowboat
TitleMen and rowboat
Date1880-1900
SubjectBoats and boating
DescriptionPhotograph of a man in a rowboat along the shore of a lake and another person sitting on shore.
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Boats on Teal Lake
TitleBoats on Teal Lake
Date1880-1900
SubjectBoats and boating
DescriptionPhotograph of man boating on Teal Lake in Negaunee, Michigan.
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Boats on Teal Lake
TitleBoats on Teal Lake
Date1880-1900
SubjectBoats and boating
DescriptionPhotograph of man boating on Teal Lake in Negaunee, Michigan.
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Excursion Day, Alden Mich.
TitleExcursion Day, Alden Mich.
Datec. 1905
SubjectBoats and boating
DescriptionBlack and white postcard of steam ships arriving at Alden dock, MI, ca. 1905
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Sailboats off Town Dock, Torch Lake
TitleSailboats off Town Dock, Torch Lake
Datec. 1930
SubjectBoats and boating
DescriptionBlack and white postcard of sailboats off Alden dock, MI, ca. 1930
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Rowing by moonlight, Kenny and Gladys Smith
TitleRowing by moonlight, Kenny and Gladys Smith
Datec. 1940
SubjectBoats and boating
DescriptionBlack and white postcard, mostly in silhouette, of three people in a boat, taken from shore, with Ke...
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Mabel and Ruth docked at Alden
TitleMabel and Ruth docked at Alden
Datec. 1900
SubjectSteamboats
DescriptionBlack and white postcard of unidentified man standing on town dock between steamboats Mabel and Ruth...
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Regatta Aug. 26, 1913
TitleRegatta Aug. 26, 1913
Date1913
SubjectBoats and boating
DescriptionBlack and white postcard of boat containing seven people, Alden, MI, ca. 1913.
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Motor boats @ Clam River
TitleMotor boats @ Clam River
Datec. 1930
SubjectBoats and boating
DescriptionBlack and white postcard of motor boats at Clam River, MI, ca. 1930
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Odd Fellow at Clam River Dock
TitleOdd Fellow at Clam River Dock
Datec. 1900
SubjectSteamboats
DescriptionBlack and white postcard of steamboat
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Watching The Mabel, Clam River and Clam Lake
TitleWatching The Mabel, Clam River and Clam Lake
Datec. 1900
SubjectSteamboats
DescriptionBlack and white postcard of the steamboat Mabel travelling down Clam River toward Torch Lake with me...
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Motor boats at Clam River
TitleMotor boats at Clam River
Datec. 1920
SubjectBoats and boating
DescriptionBlack and white postcard of motorboats entering Clam River, where a passenger vessel is docked, ca. ...
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At the Helena Dock
TitleAt the Helena Dock
Datec. 1915
SubjectSteamboats
DescriptionBlack and white postcard of the steamboat Mabel with passengers, docked at Helena on Clam River, MI ...
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Steamboat
TitleSteamboat
Datec. 1912
SubjectSteamboats
DescriptionBlack and white postcard. Front depicts teen-aged boy smiling, facing backward sitting in boat, wit...
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Leaving for Clam River
TitleLeaving for Clam River
Datec.1913
SubjectSteamboats
DescriptionBlack and white photo of Boat leaving Clam River August 26, 1913, Alden, MI.
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Car Ferry Grand Haven
TitleCar Ferry Grand Haven
Date1969
SubjectFerries -- Michigan, Lake
DescriptionThe Grand Haven was built in Toledo, Ohio in 1903. In 1909, the ferry was en route from Grand Haven ...
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Steamer Manistee
TitleSteamer Manistee
Date1870
SubjectManistee (Ship)
DescriptionThis steamer was first named the Lora, then the Alice Stafford. She was renamed the Manistee and was...
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Steamer Messenger
TitleSteamer Messenger
Date1870
SubjectMessenger (Ship)
DescriptionThe Messenger was in port in Manistee during its Great Fire of 1871 and took women and children out ...
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Steamer Pentland
TitleSteamer Pentland
Date1900
SubjectPentland (Ship)
DescriptionNamed after the Pentland Firth in Scotland, this steamer was built for William H. Loutit and launche...
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Tug Robert E. Johnston
TitleTug Robert E. Johnston
Date1950
SubjectRobert E. Johnston (Tugboat)
DescriptionThe Robert E. Johnston was launched in 1906 and sank at the dock on October 23rd of that year. Howev...
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