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  • Steamer C. H. Davis
    Steamer C. H. Davis Image
        The C. H. Davis (Charles H. Davis) is listed in the Ship Masters' Association Directory, 1903, as 145 feet long, 31 feet wide; built 1881. It ran for many years as a tow barge, and was then made into
      The C. H. Davis (Charles H. Davis) is listed in the Ship …
  • Tug Dodger
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  • Steamer Maggie Duncan
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        The Maggie Duncan, a lumber carrier, was operated by Capt. Samuel Neff and his son, Sidney O. Neff, from 1893 until 1896. The vessel was built in 1890 at Fort Howard, Wis.; 535 gross tons; 164 x 31.
      The Maggie Duncan, a lumber carrier, was operated by Capt. Samuel Neff …
  • Maggie Duncan with tows Sidney O. Neff and the City of Toledo
    Maggie Duncan with tows Sidney O. Neff and the City of Toledo Image
        1894: a scene repeated many times on the Great Lakes during the lumber era -steamers pulling their lumber tows. All three ships in 1894 were owned by Capt. Samuel Neff & Sons. All ships listed, Beers
      1894: a scene repeated many times on the Great Lakes during the …
  • Schooner Ebenezer
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        The schooner Ebenezer was built at Ephraim, Wis. in 1890; 57 feet long, 15 feet wide; 39 gross tons. F. Hogenson listed as owner in the Ship Masters' Assoc. Directory, 1903.
      The schooner Ebenezer was built at Ephraim, Wis. in 1890; 57 feet …
  • Flat boat Enterprise
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        The flatboat Enterprise, seen by Charles S.Neff in Milwaukee in 1884, was built to navigate the marshy Menominee valley at Milwaukee, Wis. It carried pork from the packing house in the steamboat dock
      The flatboat Enterprise, seen by Charles S.Neff in Milwaukee in 1884, was …
  • Schooner Fearless
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        The 165-ton schooner, Fearless; 120 x 24; built 1867 Ferrysburgh, Mich. Home port, Milwaukee. Well known old time wood and lumber carrier. Listed Inland Lloyds Vessel registry, 1893, and in Ship Mast
      The 165-ton schooner, Fearless; 120 x 24; built 1867 Ferrysburgh, Mich. Home …
  • Sand sucker Fort Meigs
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        The sand sucker and carrier, Fort Meigs, of Toledo, O., is listed in the Ship Master's Assoc. Directory, 1914, as 138 gross tons; 116 x 32 x 6; built 1901. While sucking sand near Put-in-Bay, Lake Er
      The sand sucker and carrier, Fort Meigs, of Toledo, O., is listed …
  • Steamer Fountain City
    Steamer Fountain City Image
        The old line steamer, Fountain City; built at Cleveland, Ohio in 1857; rebuilt in 1865. Used in the Buffalo to Chicago trade. Converted into a lumber carrier. Burned in the boneyard at Sturgeon Bay,W
      The old line steamer, Fountain City; built at Cleveland, Ohio in 1857; …
  • Fremont, Wisconsin
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        Fremont, Wis. in 1877. The scene shows the bridge built by Capt. Sam Neff who drove the piles through the ice. The line steamer in the foreground in the Tom Wall. The Str. Milwaukee, below the bridge
      Fremont, Wis. in 1877. The scene shows the bridge built by Capt. …

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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.