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Title
"The Manitou Limited. Cresent, Mich." A postcard. The town should be spelled Crescent.
Subject
Logging
Railroad cars
Railroad engines
Description
Black and white postcard of "The Manitou Limited," which ran out of Crescent, North Manitou Island, ca. 1909. The train was owned by the Smith & Hull Company, who also owned the Oval Wood Dish Company of Traverse City. The train was a narrow gauge, which hauled timber from the farther reaches of North Manitou Island to the village of Crescent, where it was milled and shipped to the mainland. Image was captured by famed Leelanau County photographer Edward Beebe.
Creator
Edward Beebe
Source
GT Pioneer & Historical Society
Publisher
Unknown
Date
ca. 1909
1906-1915
Contributor
Unknown
Rights
Images and documents may be protected by copyright law. Contact Traverse Area District Library for permission to reproduce, display, or transmit this image.
Relation
None
Format
BMP
Language
English
Type
Image
Identifier
3738
C4136D44-67FF-4FE1-8B29-286178316353
Coverage
Crescent, North Manitou Island, Leelanau County, Michigan, United States.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Black and white postcard
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