Dublin Core
Subject
Boat & ship companies
Boat & ship industry
Boats
Harbors
Ships
Description
The ship "City of Traverse" at St. Clair. This ship was built by Quayle & Martin at Cleveland in 1870 at a cost of $85,000. Of 1200 tons, she was 225 feet long and 32 feet wide. She had luxurious accommodations for 75 passengers and could carry 640,000 feet of lumber. Owned and operated by Hannah/Lay interest of Traverse City. Sold to the Graham & Morton Line in 1887 who then sailed her from Chicago to Lake Superior ports. No other information after Benton Harbor layup and presumed abandoned in 1907.
Source
Photo Collection
Date
ca. 1900
1900-1920
Type
Print, Photographic
Identifier
916.090106.09
492329E7-52B5-48A3-9242-918129227025
Item Relations
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