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 Orr, J. W., Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (New York, NY), 7 Jun 1856     Steamer "Western World," Capt. J. H. Barker, of the Michigan Central Railroad Line, between Buffalo and Detroit

 Fisher, Rob, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Oct 2011, 359-376     The Torrance family's correspondence in the collection of papers by Robert M. Powell and his family at Library and Archives Canada must be recognized for his discussion of the steamboats of the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes in the 1830s and 1840s. This recently discovered cache of letters ...

      Engraving of the steamboat CHICORA in Collingwood harbour in 1870, from which she embarked troops for the Red River Expedition

      Looking forward from the upper deck of the CHICORA on the Red River Expedition in 1870

      "City of Kingston, Canada West -- The Royal Dock Yards, and Naval and Military Store Houses."

      "Town of Mackinac, on Lake Huron, State of Michigan"

      "Burning of the Lake Erie Steamer Northern Indiana"

      "Explosion of the Propeller Inkermann, at Browne's Wharf, Toronto, C. W., May 29, 1857"

      "Town of Mackinac, on Lake Huron, State of Michigan"

      "Propeller Republic towing the wreck into Pigeon Bay"

      "Pushing the women overboard who were too much terrified to make the leap"

      "McDonagh jumping into the water with the life-preservers"

      "The rescue of two ladies and a gentleman from the wreck of the wheel"

      "The Port of Genesse, on Lake Ontario, N.Y."

 Buffalo Courier (Buffalo, NY), 19 Jul 1847, p. 2    

Rail Roads and Steam Boats.--It is in contemplation by the Sandusky Railroad Company, to build a fast boat to run on their line between Sandusky and Buffalo, exclusively for passengers, and to run through by day-light.

The Boston Company, ...

 Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes: Comprising A Complete List of All Vessels Navigating the Lakes, Arranged Alphabetically... (Detroit, MI : R. L. Polk & Co., 1884 )     Generic wooden engraving of a sidewheel, paddlewheeled steamboat used in advertisements

 Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes: Comprising A Complete List of All Vessels Navigating the Lakes, Arranged Alphabetically... (Detroit, MI : R. L. Polk & Co., 1884 )     Generic wooden engraving of a propeller-driven steamboat with an arch from the 1880s by A. Zeese & Company of Chicago for use in advertisements

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      A passenger steamboat crosses Lake Erie at night (and, as always, with the moon in the background).