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  • Steamers '76, Marquis Roen and tug Commodore Nutt
    Steamers '76, Marquis Roen and tug Commodore Nutt Image
        Str.'76: Owned by Capt. Samuel Neff from 1876 to 1880. Pictured 1882 at the Menominee, Mich. dock of the Menominee Iron Co. Tug Commodore Nutt: Representative of the numerous Lake Michigan fish tugs
      Str.'76: Owned by Capt. Samuel Neff from 1876 to 1880. Pictured 1882 …
  • Steamer Marquis Roen
    Steamer Marquis Roen Image
        The Marquis Roen, built 1921, Charlevoix, Mich., 84x24x7, owned by John J. Roen; small freighter -logs, etc. Damaged by fire, 1932. Sold to Harold H. Neff and Charles S.Neff jr., Cleveland, Ohio, 10
      The Marquis Roen, built 1921, Charlevoix, Mich., 84x24x7, owned by John J. …
  • Steamer Marquis Roen
    Steamer Marquis Roen Image
        The Marquis Roen, built 1921, Charlevoix, Mich., 84 x 24 x 7, owned by John J. Roen; small freighter -logs, etc. Damaged by fire, 1932. Sold to Harold H. Neff and Charles S.Neff jr., Cleveland, Ohio,
      The Marquis Roen, built 1921, Charlevoix, Mich., 84 x 24 x 7, …
  • Schooner Harriet Ross
    Schooner Harriet Ross Image
        The Harriet Ross was at one time believed by sailors to have been the American gunboat, Porcupine, which formed part of Perry's fleet in the Battle of Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1813. However, the Ross was
      The Harriet Ross was at one time believed by sailors to have …
  • Schooner Rube Richards
    Schooner Rube Richards Image
        The 175-foot Rube Richards was 33 feet wide, and had a gross tonnage of 815; built in Manitowoc, Wis. in 1881. Like many vessels of the era, it existed in two worlds -sail and steam often used togeth
      The 175-foot Rube Richards was 33 feet wide, and had a gross …
  • Schooner Charles N. Ryan
    Schooner Charles N. Ryan Image
        The lake barge, Charles N. Ryan, 160 x 31 x 11, built 1873, Sandusky, Ohio, was purchased by Samuel Neff & Sons in 1896 from Byron Inman, Duluth, for $5,500; 411 gross tons The Ryan in April of 1897
      The lake barge, Charles N. Ryan, 160 x 31 x 11, built …
  • Schooner John Shaw
    Schooner John Shaw Image
        The Shaw was built at Bay City, Mich. in 1885; 928 gross tons: Listed Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. 1, p. 886; Inland Lloyds Vessel Register, 1893. Wreck data (compiled by Harold H. Neff),
      The Shaw was built at Bay City, Mich. in 1885; 928 gross …
  • Steamer Sheboygan
    Steamer Sheboygan Image
        Side-wheel steamer, Sheboygan; walking beam; built 1869, Manitowoc, Wis. by C.S.Rand; ran about 40 years between Chicago and Milwaukee; 623 gross tons; discarded. Listed Ship Masters' Assoc. Director
      Side-wheel steamer, Sheboygan; walking beam; built 1869, Manitowoc, Wis. by C.S.Rand; ran …
  • Tug Little Ada, ex Peter Smith
    Tug Little Ada, ex Peter Smith Image
        The Peter Smith was a successful lake tug, and raft tow boat; iron hull; built 1863 Glasgow; Scotland; a reputed former blockade runner. Renamed Little Ada in 1908 and Buxton in 1921. Listed Beers, H
      The Peter Smith was a successful lake tug, and raft tow boat; …
  • Tug Thomas H. Smith
    Tug Thomas H. Smith Image
        The powerful tug, Thomas H. Smith, built 1881 at Manitowoc, Wis., was lost by collision off Racine Point, Wis. Nov. 10, 1893. It was about 140 feet long, and was owned by L. & S. T. & W. Co., Sturgeo
      The powerful tug, Thomas H. Smith, built 1881 at Manitowoc, Wis., was …

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Charles S. Neff Collection


Charles S. Neff was born in Oshkosh, WI in April of 1870 and died in Cleveland, OH in 1940. His father Samuel Neff had been involved in shipping on the Fox and Wolf Rivers but moved his business to Milwaukee about 1880 because he did not think he could compete with the railroads. He formed the Neff and Sons Shipping Company with his sons Sidney and Charles. After their father died they tried to keep the partnership going for about a year but then divided the assets and formed separate companies. Charles lived during the time of sail, steam power and diesel power. He collected photographs and other material of historical interest. Some of his collection is in the Maritime collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. He also made drawings using color pencils and whatever paper that was at hand. Some were drawn from memory, others from life. Some of the original drawings were given to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, WI. Color slides were taken of all of the drawings and Marcy Neff-Fisher, his daughter, prepared notes for each slide. Digital copies have been made of the slides and notes. The collection also include the volume Marcy Neff-Fisher had privately published for family and friends about the Neff family's long involvement in shipping.