1901  Coloured postcard of the White Star Lines steamboat TASHMOO leaving the wharf at Detroit with a full load of passengers. "6135 Off for a river trip" "Copyright 1901 by Detroit Photographic Co."

  c1907  Coloured postcard of the White Star Lines steamboat TASHMOO on a moonlight cruise "Steamer Tashmoo, by Night" Reverse: "Steamer Tashmoo, Detroit Mich." "The Tashmoo is one of the prettiest of the White Star Line Fleet. It runs daily between Detroit and Pt. Huron, stopping at all of the Flats...

  c1907  Coloured postcard of the White Star Lines steamboat TASHMOO on a cruise between Detroit and Port Huron on Lake Saint Clair or the Saint Clair River. Divided back postcard. Postally used at Sarnia, 31 Jul 1911 "Str Tashmoo, Sarnia, Canada" Reverse: "Pugh Manufacturing Co. Toronto To 513-7"

  1904  Coloured postcard of the White Star Lines steamboat CITY OF TOLEDO somewhere on the Detroit River or western Lake Erie. Undivided back. Postmarked Brumner, ON 25 Aug. 1905 "7656. Str. "City of Toledo"" "Copyright 1904 by Detroit Photographic Co."

  c1907  Coloured postcard of Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company steamboat EASTERN STATES leaving port. It currently has the markings of the Detroit and Buffalo Line. Divided back. Note on reverse. Steamer "Eastern States" Reverse: "A-6204"

  1908  Panoramic photograph of the river waterfront in Detroit. Five large ships are moored along the wharves with a sixth underway and disappearing out of the picture to the right.

  1890  Full-rigged ship, schooner and steamboat in the Detroit River off Windmill Point. A boat load of fishermen haul in a net. Illustration from History of Detroit and Wayne County and Early Michigan: A Chronological Cyclopedia of the Past and Present (Detroit: Silas Farmer & Co., 1890) 3rd edition.

  1890  A steam railroad ferry loads cars for the crossing of the Detroit River. Illustration from History of Detroit and Wayne County and Early Michigan: A Chronological Cyclopedia of the Past and Present (Detroit: Silas Farmer & Co., 1890) 3rd edition.

  1890  The offices of the Detroit & Cleveland Steam Navigation Company on the Detroit River waterfront. The scene includes a variety of horses and carts, and piles of baggage on the edge of the pier address to Port Huron, Cheboygan, Alpena and Cleveland. Illustration from History of Detroit and Wayne...

  1890  The shipyard of the Detroit Dry Dock Company with a collection of ships in the yard including the propeller W. A. HASKELL, a sidewheeler, a four masted schooner, and the barge JOHN DOYLE. Along the waterfront is the tug JOHN OWEN, the propeller W. J. AVERILL. Illustration from History of Detroit...

  1890  The first steam ferry on the Detroit River running between Detroit and Windsor Illustration from History of Detroit and Wayne County and Early Michigan: A Chronological Cyclopedia of the Past and Present (Detroit: Silas Farmer & Co., 1890) 3rd edition. Ferry Boat Argo

  1890  The storehouse for the United States Lighthouse Service in Detroit, MI Illustration from History of Detroit and Wayne County and Early Michigan: A Chronological Cyclopedia of the Past and Present (Detroit: Silas Farmer & Co., 1890) 3rd edition. Government Storehouse, Lighthouse Department

  1890  The Marine Hospital in Detroit, MI Illustration from History of Detroit and Wayne County and Early Michigan: A Chronological Cyclopedia of the Past and Present (Detroit: Silas Farmer & Co., 1890) 3rd edition. Marine Hospital

  1899  Illustration from J. B. Mansfield, ed., History of the Great Lakes. Volume I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899 "Night Scene at Ballard's Reef, Detroit River. A narrow channel of about 17 ½ feet depth at this point in the Detroit river, dug through solid rock and boulders in most parts, is...

  1895  Sketch of the Steamboat Michigan approaching another, smaller, steamboat. Illustration from J. B. Mansfield, ed., History of the Great Lakes. Volume I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899 "Steamboat Michigan. Built at Detroit, Mich., in 1833. Length 156 feet; two beam engines of 80 horse power...

  1899  Photograph of Michigan Central Railroad Company ferry SAINTE MARIE in deep ice Illustration from J. B. Mansfield, ed., History of the Great Lakes. Volume I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899. "Car Ferry Steamer Sainte Marie. Passing through 36 inches of ice."

  1899  Three steamboats enter the Detroit River from Lake Erie from a view taken near the Boblo Island Lighthouse. Illustration from J. B. Mansfield, ed., History of the Great Lakes. Volume I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899.

  1899  Photograph of a Detroit ferry in the ice. The ferry appears to be the PROMISE (launched 1892) Illustration from J. B. Mansfield, ed., History of the Great Lakes. Volume I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899.

  c1907  Coloured postcard of the Belle Isle lighthouse at Detroit MI. Divided back. Postmarked Waterford, ON, 27 Jun 1910

  1895  Sketch of the Detroit River ferry EXCELSIOR Illustration from Stanton, Samuel Ward, American Steam Vessels , 1895, page 228 Detroit River Ferryboat EXCELSIOR, 1876

  1895  Sketch and notes on the Detroit River ferry EXCELSIOR Illustration from Stanton, Samuel Ward, American Steam Vessels , 1895, page 229 Excelsior Built 1876, at Detroit, Mich. Hull, of Wood, constructed by the Detroit Dry Dock Co. Length over all 117 feet; breadth of beam 29 feet 4 inches;...

  1895  Sketch of the Great Lakes steamboat FRANK E. KIRBY Illustration from Stanton, Samuel Ward, American Steam Vessels , 1895, page 394 Great Lakes Excursion steamboat FRANK E. KIRBY, 1890

  1895  Sketch of the Detroit River ferry PLEASURE Illustration from Stanton, Samuel Ward, American Steam Vessels , 1895, page 474 Detroit River Ferryboat PLEASURE, 1893

  1895  Sketch and notes on the Detroit River ferry PLEASURE Illustration from Stanton, Samuel Ward, American Steam Vessels , 1895, page 475 PLEASURE Built 1893, at West Bay City, Mich., by F. W. Wheeler & Co. Hull, of wood. Length 140 feet; breadth of beam, on water line, 35 feet, top sides 40...

  c1907  Black and white postcard of the Detroit & Windsor Ferry Company steamboat COLUMBIA on her route down the Detroit River from Detroit to Bois Blanc Park. Divided back postcard. Postmarked Detroit, MI, 25 May 1910 Reverse: "No. 554 Steamer Columbia" "A. C. Dietsche, Detroit, Mich. and Leipzig. Made...

  c1907  Coloured postcard of the White Star Lines steamboat TASHMOO on a cruise Note that the annotation on the back is exactly the same as for the midnight cruise version of the image. Divided back. Postally unused. "Steamer Tashmoo" Reverse: "Steamer Tashmoo, Detroit Mich." "The Tashmoo is one of the...

  c1910  Coloured postcard of the Mamajuda Lighthouse on the Mamjuda shoal in the Detroit River. This light was decommissioned in 1921. Divided back. Postmarked Windsor, ON, 30 Jul 1912 "Mamajuda Lighthouse, Detroit River" Reverse: "Mamajuda Light house, Detroit River" "The Detroit River can proudly boast...

  c1936  Black and white real photo postcard of the Columbia Transportation Company steamboat DAVID Z. NORTON. Behind the NORTON is another steamboat with steam up and headed in the opposite direction. "381 David Z. Norton Pesha Photo"

  c1907  Coloured postcard of Bois Blanc Island lighthouse (also known as Boblo Island) taken from the Detroit River on the Canadian side. Divided back. Postmarked Amherstburg, ON, 30 Jun 1911 "Light House, Bob-Lo (Bois Blanc Island) Detroit River" "624-2"

  1796  Reproduction of a copy of a map drawn in 1798 for the French government. It illustrates the channel, complete with soundings, from Lake Saint Clair to Lake Erie, and shows the principal roads, fortifications, farms and private buildings. Two insets provide a view of the fort at Detroit, and what...

  c1880  Woodcut engraving of the Detroit River ferry EXCELSIOR with a crowd of passengers on board.

  c1917  Coloured postcard showing the Detroit River tunnel with two locomotives. An inset shows on of the rail ferries on the river. Postmarked "Detroit, MI, 2 Jul 1917" "70029 Detroit River Tunnel, Detroit, Mich." "The Old Way" "The New Way" "Copr. Detroit Publishing Co" Reverse: "Phostint" "Made Only...

  Democratic Free Press (Detroit, MI), Wednesday, June 13, 1838, page 1page 1  "A BRITISH STEAMBOAT ON LAKE ONTARIO BURNT We copy the following from our last eastern exchange papers: From the Rochester Advertiser, June 1 STEAMBOAT BURNT. - We learn by Captain Childs, of the steamboat Telegraph, that the steamer Sir Robert Peel was burnt at an island in the St. ...

    From the Washington Globe THE OUTRAGE UPON THE PEEL We publish to-day an account of the outrage committed on the British steamboat SIR ROBERT PEEL, within the American waters. From the great number of Canadian refugees on that frontier, inflamed by a sense of supposed injuries, it is ...

    *US#75608 At 328 gt, she was one of the largest wooden tugs ever built on the lakes.

  1855  Reason: collision Lives: nil Hull damage: $30 Remarks: Repaired

  1855  Reason: collision Lives: nil Remarks: Uninjured

  1855  Reason: fire Lives: nil Freight: lime Remarks: Total loss

  1855  Reason: collision Hull damage: $600 Remarks: Repaired

  1855  Hull damage: $300 Remarks: Repaired