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- Butcher Boy, former barque, sailed on the Great Lakes for many years; 149 feet long; 29 foot beam; 11 feet in depth. Built De Pere, Wis. 1868. Listed in Ship Masters' Assoc. Dir. 1903; Beers, HistoryButcher Boy, former barque, sailed on the Great Lakes for many years; …
- Butcher Boy, ex barque, sailed on the Great Lakes for many years; 149 feet long; 29 foot beam; 11 feet in depth. Built De Pere, Wis. 1868. Listed in Ship Masters' Assoc. Dir. 1903; Beers, History ofButcher Boy, ex barque, sailed on the Great Lakes for many years; …
- Steel steamer, Charles S.Neff, built by Jenks Ship Building Co., Port Huron, Mich. 1901; launched 2 July 1901 for Capt. Samuel Neff and sons, Sidney O. Neff & Charles S.Neff; 200 x 38 x 11.6; 992 groSteel steamer, Charles S.Neff, built by Jenks Ship Building Co., Port Huron, …
- For $1.00 "and other valuable considerations," Charles S. Neff, Milwaukee, Wis. purchased on Dec. 17, 1912, the wooden steamer, Charlemagne Tower Jr., of 1825 gross tons; 255.8' x 40', and 21.3'. ItFor $1.00 "and other valuable considerations," Charles S. Neff, Milwaukee, Wis. purchased …
- The Congress was built under the name of the Nebraska in 1867. In Nov .1901, the vessel was purchased by Samuel Neff & Sons from R.R.Rhodes, repaired in the Milwaukee Dry Dock Co. yards, and sold inThe Congress was built under the name of the Nebraska in 1867. …
- One of the "old timers" of the 1870s on the Wolf-Fox waterway in Wisconsin; Lake Winnebago, etc. Shown here at Appleton, Wis. with Lawrence College on the hill in the background.One of the "old timers" of the 1870s on the Wolf-Fox waterway …
- The Maggie Duncan was built in 1890 at Fort Howard Wis.; 535 gross tons; 164 x 31. Listed Ship Masters' Assoc. Directory, 1903; also Inland Lloyds Register, 1902 and 1893, when it was owned by SamuelThe Maggie Duncan was built in 1890 at Fort Howard Wis.; 535 …
- Photograph of the Ferd Laabs' Sons grist mill which was moved on the barges Lucy and Eveready, and pushed by the tug, Ajax from Winneconne, Wis. to Oshkosh, Wis. on July 4th, 1879. Charles S.Neff wasPhotograph of the Ferd Laabs' Sons grist mill which was moved on …
- The Mary Groh, of 139 gross tons; 112 feet in length and 22 feet wide, was built at Black River, Ohio, in 1873. It was purchased in 1887 by Capt. Samuel Neff and his older son, Sidney O.Neff, and solThe Mary Groh, of 139 gross tons; 112 feet in length and …
- Owned by the U.S.Corps of Engineers, & sailed for 13 years by Capt. Edwin M.Neff on the Fox river and Lake Winnebago, Wis. Built by the Ryan Bros., Oshkosh, in 1879; 130' long, 28' wide, 6' deep; hadOwned by the U.S.Corps of Engineers, & sailed for 13 years by …
- The keel for the steamer, Ida E. was laid in the fall of 1886 at the Morse yard, Oshkosh, Wis. James & George Ryan built the boat for Capt. Sam Neff, who bent the steam plank on the vessel. His son,The keel for the steamer, Ida E. was laid in the fall …
- The Kalkaska, built 1884, St. Clair, Mich. 679 gross tons; 178' x 33.8' x 15.5; crew of 13; had 585 h.p. Purchased by Charles S. Neff in Feb. 1918 from the Pilsen Lumber Co., Chicago. Had been damageThe Kalkaska, built 1884, St. Clair, Mich. 679 gross tons; 178' x …
- The Kelton was owned by Samuel Neff & Sons, 1898-1903. The Marion was owned by Samuel Neff & Sons, 1899-1903. The Quickstep was built 1874, Fort Howard, Wis.; owned by Ole Groh, Sheboygan, Wis. in 19The Kelton was owned by Samuel Neff & Sons, 1898-1903. The Marion …
- The barge Liberty began her career on the lakes as a sidewheel steamer,built Wyandotte,Mich. in 1878, and named the City of Detroit, No.1. Her name was later changed to the City of the Straits. The vThe barge Liberty began her career on the lakes as a sidewheel …
- Samuel Neff .. first pilot of a Seamer on Fox & Wolf river and Lake WinnebagoSamuel Neff .. first pilot of a Seamer on Fox & Wolf …
- A schooner, Lilly May, 181 tons, is listed in the Old Sailing Vessel section, p. 425, of Lynn's Great Lakes Masters & Engineers (1912); port of hail, Detroit. The barge, O. J. Hale, was purchased byA schooner, Lilly May, 181 tons, is listed in the Old Sailing …
- The wooden lake barge, O. J. Hale was built in 1874 at Trenton, Mich.; 326 gross tons; 138 x 26; former schooner. Purchased by Samuel Neff & Sons for the salt trade in June, 1900; rebuilt. Sold to HoThe wooden lake barge, O. J. Hale was built in 1874 at …
- Widely known early day steamer on the Oshkosh, Wis. and New London run on the Wolf-Fox waterway. In 1876 it carried Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, then of St.Louis, Mo. to the Winneconne duck huntingWidely known early day steamer on the Oshkosh, Wis. and New London …
- Captain Samuel Neff was one of the three sons of Orrin Neff and Cynthia (Phillips) Neff, all of whom became boatmen on Wisconsin' s river and waterway systems in the early 1850S, settling at Oshkosh,Captain Samuel Neff was one of the three sons of Orrin Neff …