1908-1930 Snapshot of Captain Raoul Lalonde standing beside the wheelhouse of the Montreal & Cornwall Navigation Company steamboat BRITANNIC. In the background can be seen one of the lifeboats.

1884, p. 231, p. 231 Generic wood engraving of a typical wooden hulled, propeller driven steamboat of the 1880s. It is trailed by a tugboat towing a schooner with a grain elevator in the rear to the left and the silhouette of a locomotive in the rear to the right.This is linked to an advertisement for the Richelieu...

1884, p. 229, p. 229 Generic wooden engraving of a sidewheel, paddlewheeled steamboat used in advertisements

1884, p. 207, p. 207 Generic wooden engraving of a propeller-driven steamboat with an arch from the 1880s by A. Zeese & Company of Chicago for use in advertisements

1884, p. 275, p. 275 Wooden engraving of a crew unloading coal from a schooner with the Canadian tug ERIE BELLE drawn up alongside.While the volume was published in 1884, the tug ERIE BELLE exploded on 21 Nov 1883 in Kincardine while salvaging the schooner CARTER. This specific illustration was treated as a generic...

1884, p. 195, p. 195 Wooden engraving of the Goodrich Transportation Company steamboat CHICAGO signed "Manz Chicago" used to illustrate the company's 1884 advertisement for passenger services between Chicago and Milwaukee.Manz Chicago

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c1906 Black and white photograph of the Niagara & St. Lawrence Navigation Company steamboat IROQUOIS in Oswego

1908-1930 Photograph of Captain Raoul Lalonde standing in front of the wheelhouse of the Montreal & Cornwall Navigation Company steamboat BRITANNIC. Two other crew can been seen inside the wheelhouse. Two passengers sit on chairs on the forward promenade deck.

1908-1930 Snapshot of Captain Raoul Lalonde standing beside the wheelhouse of the Montreal & Cornwall Navigation Company steamboat BRITANNIC. In the background can be seen the walking beam engine and the davits for one of the lifeboats.

1908-1930 Snapshot of Captain Raoul Lalonde standing alongside another crew member of the Montreal & Cornwall Navigation Company steamboat BRITANNIC. In the background is probably the approaches to one of the St. Lawrence canal locks.

1908-1930 Snapshot of Captain Raoul Lalonde standing in the wheelhouse of the Montreal & Cornwall Navigation Company steamboat BRITANNIC. In front of him are a group of passengers and a uniformed crew member.

1908-1930 Snapshot of Captain Raoul Lalonde standing outside the wheelhouse of the Montreal & Cornwall Navigation Company steamboat BRITANNIC. The steamboat appears to be in one of the locks of the St. Lawrence canals.

1908-1930 Snapshot of Captain Raoul Lalonde and two other crew members standing on the deck of the Montreal & Cornwall Navigation Company steamboat BRITANNIC.

1908-1930 Snapshot of Captain Raoul Lalonde and two other crew members standing on the dock next to the Montreal & Cornwall Navigation Company steamboat BRITANNIC.

1908-1930 Photograph of the Montreal & Cornwall Navigation Company steamboat BRITANNIC at a wharf on the St. Lawrence River under the command of Captain Raoul Lalonde.

c1923-40 STEELVENDOR is downbound at Galops in this Deno photo, Bascom collection.

10 Oct 1981 Photo by Wm. Rhinehart, courtesy Richard F. Palmer, shows how close inshore JEAN PARISIEN was after her October 10 grounding on Stony Crest in the American Narrows of the St. Lawrence River.

12 Dec 2011 Digital photograph of the Cuyahoga, while docked at Kingsville Harbour. At 620 ft length, she filled the sidewall and restricted the entrance into the inner harbour.

12 Dec 2011 Digital photograph of Cuyahoga, docked along the sidewall of Kingsville Harbour. Seen here with her boom extended while offloading aggregate at Southwestern Corp. terminal. With a length of 620 ft, she filled the full sidewall. Built in 1943, the Cuyahoga is the sole active survivor of the "A1"...

5 Nov 2011 A series of digital photographs which follow the transit of the saltwater vessel "Emilie", registered in the Panama, as she transits the Livingstone Channel in the mouth of the Detroit River. Detail images include the crossing of the middle open water "Hole-in-the-Wall" section, travelling...

9 Sep 2011 Digital photograph of the Canadian Enterprise passing astern of the HMCS Summerside and HMCS Shawinigan, mine sweepers for the Canadian Navy. Details for the Canadian Enterprise: Year Built: 1979 Length x Breadth: 222 m X 22 m Speed recorded (Average): 7.4 knots Flag: Canada Call Sign: VCJM IMO:...

9 Sep 2011 Digital photograph of the Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Cape Dundas, down from Amherstburg Coast Guard station to Dieppe while the HMCS Summerside and HMCS Shawinigan, mine sweepers for the Canadian Navy, were docked in Windsor for a 48 hour stay.

29 Oct 2011 Digital photograph of the Gott as she completes the Belle Isle turn in the Fleming Channel, headed upstream at sunset. Edwin H. Gott, of the USS Great Lakes Fleet, is one of thirteen 1000 foot vessels sailing the Great Lakes. Launched on July 19, 1978, Gott has the largest horsepower diesel...

9 Sep 2011 Digital photograph of the Federal Power, heading downstream in the Detroit River. The Tricentennial Light can be seen on the shore.

9 Sep 2011 Digital photograph of the Federal Power heading downstream, passing the USCCG Bristol Bay, at anchor. The Belle Isle Bridge can be seen in the background. FEDERAL POWER's Details Ship Type: Dry Cargo Year Built: 2000 Length x Breadth: 143 m X 23 m Draught: 8 m Speed recorded (Average): 11.5...

29 Oct 2011 Digital photograph of JW Westcott II - one of a small fleet of tender ships provide support services for the passing lakers including postal holding and delivery, and ship-to-shore 24 hour service during the navigation season. Seen here returning to her base station having deliverd the mail to...

26 Aug 2011 Digital photograph of the tugboat Huron Service. The disused building in the background is the old Boblo Island (Bosi Blanc Isle) ferry terminal.

22 Aug 2011 Digital photograph of the USCGC Bristol Bay arriving on scene of the "Detroit River Readiness 2011" exercise during the chemical fire drill. The Detroit River (and shorelines on both sides) was involved with security and emergency response activity during this exercise. Seventy-five different...

25 Jun 2011 Digital photograph of the Manistee, passing Detroit Michigan as she goes upstream on the evening of June 25th, 2011. MANISTEE's Details: Ship Type: Cargo Year Built: 1943 Length x Breadth: 206 m X 20 m Draught: 7.3 m Speed recorded (Average): 10.3 knots Flag: USA Call Sign: WDB6831 IMO:...

28 Aug 2011 Digital photograph of the Rt.Hon Paul J. Martin of the CSL line as she starts down the upper reach of the Livingstone Channel. RT Hon Paul J Martin's details: Ship Type: Cargo Year Built: 1973, rebuilt 1999 Length x Breadth: 226 m X 24 m Draught: 8.8 m Flag: Canada Previous names: • H.M....

29 Oct 2011 Digital photograph of the Sam Laud heading downstream on the Detroit River, passing under the Ambassador Bridge. SAM LAUD's Details Year Built: 1975 Length x Breadth: 194 m X 21 m Draught: 8.2 m Speed recorded (Average): 13 knots Flag: USA Call Sign: WCZ7602 IMO: 7390210, MMSI: 366938760

31 Oct 2011 Digital photograph taken from the head of the Detroit River, looking out across the southern end of Lake St Clair. The Algomarine is coming in off the lake, downbound, with the American Courage following in the far distance (off to to the left). Off to the right, the RT Hon Paul J Martin and...

31 Oct 2011 Digital photograph of the American Integrity passing the lower Peche Island light (downbound) as she enters the Detroit River on the evening of October 31, 2011 destined for Zug Island. AMERICAN INTEGRITY's Details; Ship Type: Dry Cargo Year Built: 1978 Length x Breadth: 305 m X 32 m Draught:...

31 Oct 2011 Digital photograph of the American Integrity, passing Windmill Point lighthouse as she starts down the Detroit River. Destined for Zug Island, just down the river from this point, this loaded thousand footer has 27 feet of hull below the water line. The current lighthouse at Windmill Point is...

31 Oct 2011 Digital photograph of American Integrity, downbound on the evening of Oct 31, 2011. Seen here just starting to round the bend in the Fleming Channel of the Detroit River as she passes the eastern end of Belle Isle. AMERICAN INTEGRITY's Details; Ship Type: Dry Cargo Year Built: 1978 Length x...

31 Oct 2011 Digital photograph of the American Courage, downbound in the Detroit River on the evening of October 31, 2011. AMERICAN COURAGE's Details Ship Type: Cargo Year Built: 1979 Length x Breadth: 188 m X 21 m Draught: 8.5 m Speed recorded (Average): 10.8 knots Flag: USA Call Sign: WDD2879 IMO:...

27 Aug 2011 Digital photograph of the Algomarine (Algoma Central Marine line) completing a 180˚ pivot in the Detroit River, so she could unload aggregate at Lafarge Terminal in the port of Windsor. The industrial skyline of Zug Island, Michigan can be seen in the background. ALGOMARINE's Details Ship Type:...