Sept. 26, 1980  Al Seigert was on the bridge of GEORGE M. HUMPHREY on Sept. 26, 1980, when he took this view of IRVIN L. CLYMER upbound on Lake Superior under tow, en route to Superior for refitting.

  c1907  A coloured postcard of the steamboat SARONIC of the Northern Navigation Company's Lake Superior Division A coloured divided back postcard. "Northern Navigation Co.'s Steamer "Saronic," Lake Superior Division" "102,812" Reverse: "The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto...

  c1920  Coloured magic lantern slide of the Canada Steamship Lines steamboat NORONIC

  c1906  Black and White postcard of the Canadian Towing & Wrecking Company ice breaking tug JAMES WHALEN in the waters of Lake Superior off Port Arthur. Divided back. Postmarked Fort William, ON 13 Oct 1906 "Ice-breaking tug "Whalen" breaking through 32 inches of ice"

  1899  The Cove, Presque Isle on Lake Superior Illustration from J. B. Mansfield, ed., History of the Great Lakes. Volume I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

  1899  The Grand Portal, Presque Isle on Lake Superior Illustration from J. B. Mansfield, ed., History of the Great Lakes. Volume I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

  1899  In Grand Portal -- Pictured Rocks on Lake Superior Illustration from J. B. Mansfield, ed., History of the Great Lakes. Volume I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

  1899  Waves coming in on the shore of Lake Superior Illustration from J. B. Mansfield, ed., History of the Great Lakes. Volume I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

  1899  Arch Rock, Presque Isle on Lake Superior Illustration from J. B. Mansfield, ed., History of the Great Lakes. Volume I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

  1899  The interior of the Cave of the Winds, Pictured Rocks on Lake Superior Illustration from J. B. Mansfield, ed., History of the Great Lakes. Volume I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

  1899  Cross-Section of Great Lakes in terms of depth above and below sea-level. Illustration from J. B. Mansfield, ed., History of the Great Lakes. Volume I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

  1899  Drawing of the paddlewheel steamboat NORTH STAR Illustration from J. B. Mansfield, ed., History of the Great Lakes. Volume I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899. "Steamboat North Star. Built at Cleveland in 1854. Length 274 feet; 1,106 tons; splendidly furnished for Lake Superior line; speed 16...

  1899  Drawing of the steamboat IRONSIDES Illustration from J. B. Mansfield, ed., History of the Great Lakes. Volume I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899. "Propeller Ironsides. Built at Cleveland, O., in 1864. Length over 231 feet; tonnage 1,123; an elegant passenger propeller built for the Lake...

  1899  Photograph of Capt. Peter G. Minch's steamboat WESTERN RESERVE Illustration from J. B. Mansfield, ed., History of the Great Lakes. Volume I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899.

  1895  Sketch and notes on the steamboat PEERLESS Illustration from Stanton, Samuel Ward, American Steam Vessels , 1895, page 215 Peerless: Built 1872 at Cleveland, Ohio. Hull, of Wood, Built by Ira Lafranier Length 211 feet; breadth of beam 39 feet 10 inches; depth of hold 12 1/2 feet. Engine,...

  1895  Sketch and notes on the Great Lakes steamboat MARYLAND Illustration from Stanton, Samuel Ward, American Steam Vessels , 1895, page 379 Maryland: Built 1890, at Wyandotte, Mich., by the Detroit Dry Dock Comp'y Hull, of steel; Length of Keel 316 feet, length over all 334 feet 6 inches; width...

  1895  Sketch and notes on the Great Lakes steamboat MATOA Illustration from Stanton, Samuel Ward, American Steam Vessels , 1895, page 389 Matoa: Built 1890, at Cleveland, Ohio., by the Globe Iron Works Company Hull, of Steel. Length of keel 292 feet; over all 308 feet; breadth of beam 40 feet;...

  1895  Sketch and notes on the Great Lakes steamboat MANITOU Illustration from Stanton, Samuel Ward, American Steam Vessels , 1895, page 467 MANITOU Designed by W. I. Babcock. Built 1893, at South Chicago, Ill., by the Chicago Shipbuilding Company. Hull, of steel. Length of keel 275 feet, over...

  1895  Sketch and notes on the Great Lakes passenger steamship NORTH WEST Illustration from Stanton, Samuel Ward, American Steam Vessels , 1895, page 489 NORTH WEST Built 1894, at Cleveland, O., by the Globe Iron Works Comp'y Hull, of steel. Length between perpendiculars 360 feet; over all 383...

  c 1872  Stereoview of the ex-Civil War blockade runner CHICORA which came to the Great Lakes in 1868. A number of other small craft, the largest of which has two masts can be seen off her stern. This appears to be from her period on the pper Lakes which extended from 1868 until her return to Lake Ontario...

  c 1920  Stereoview of the Great Lakes Transit Corporation steamboat TIONESTA in port on Lake Superior. In the background is the Cohodas Brothers warehouse. To the left is a railroad boxcar. "32042 The Tionesta, Typical Great Lakes Steamer, Lake Superior" "43" "Keystone View Company Cpyrighted...

  19 Apr 1905  Real photo postcard of the the Mackinaw straits ferry, the Island Transportation Company's steamboat ALGOMAH and at least six freighters and a tug boat tied up because of a serious freeze up. There is another photo taken on the same occasion which identifies this as an ice jamb on Lake Superior...

  c. 1935  The Canadian Pacific Railway steamboat ASSINIBOIA on Lake Superior near Thunder Cape. A tugboat and freighter were added to the scene. A divided back postcard. Postally Unused. "C. P. R. Great Lakes Steamer In Canadian Lock at Sault Ste. Marie" "G. F. Gillespie"

  Issued May 21, 1917  Survey of Lake Superior with insets for the Harbor of Refuge at Grand Marais, MI and Michipicoten Harbor, ON "War Department, Corps of Engineers, Survey of the Northern and Northwestern Lakes, Made in obedience to Acts of Congress and order of The Chief of Engineers, U.S.Army General Chart of...

  1883  Reason: sunk Lives: 19 Hull damage: $20,000 Remarks: Total loss

  c1894 - 1902  Stereoview of the Northern Steamship Company steamboat NORTH WEST somewhere on Lake Superior. NORTH WEST was launched in 1894 and the stacks reduced from three to two in 1902. Lake Superior Steamer. American and Foreign Views Sold only by Canvassers. T. W. Ingersoll, Publisher. 52E 6th Street, St....

  c . 1907  A coloured postcard of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Great Lakes steamboat MANITOBA somewhere on her regular route from Georgian Bay to Lake Superior. A coloured divided back postcard. "C. P. R'y Co. - Steamer "Manitoba"."

  c. 1906,   A view of the Northern Navigation Company steamboat MONARCH after it was wrecked of the shore of Isle Royale. A black and white photograph of the MONARCH on a divided back postcard. "Wreck of Monarch, Isle Royale, Dec. 7. 06" Reverse: "Published by W.T. McKachren."

  "Sail Craft on Lake Superior," Buffalo Courier (Buffalo, NY), 17 Jul 1847, p. 3 

  1825,   Inset: "Track Survey of the River St. Louis By Mr. Philip Ed Collins, Mid. under the direction of Lieut. H. W. Bayfield R.N. Wild Rice and Rushes line the banks of the River"

  1868,   SURVEY OF THE NORTHERN AND NORTH WESTERN LAKES. Made in obedience to acts of Congress and orders from THE BUREAU OF ENGINEERS OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT, and under the direction of Brvt. Brig. Genl. W.F. RAYNOLDS, Lt. Col. Corps of Engrs Supt. PRELIMINARY CHART OF PART OF LAKE SUPERIOR Comprising the...

  1868,   SURVEY OF THE NORTHERN AND NORTH WESTERN LAKES. Made in obedience to acts of Congress and orders from THE BUREAU OF ENGINEERS OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT, and under the direction of Brvt. Brig. Genl. W.F. RAYNOLDS, Lt. Col. Corps of Engrs Supt. PRELIMINARY CHART OF PART OF LAKE SUPERIOR Comprising the...

  1870,   SURVEY OF THE NORTHERN AND NORTH WESTERN LAKES. Made in obedience to acts of Congress and orders from THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WAR DEPT. PRELIMINARY CHART OF PART OF LAKE SUPERIOR Comprising the data obtained up to the close of field operations in 1869 Surveyed and drawn under...