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  • Steamer Interocean
    Steamer Interocean Image
        Old steamship, Inter Ocean at the Soo lock; built 1872; 213 x 36. Listed Ship Masters' Assoc. directory, 1903 and Inland Lloyds Vessel Register, 1893. Listed Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. 1
      Old steamship, Inter Ocean at the Soo lock; built 1872; 213 x …
  • Tug Julia
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        The tug Julia hailed from Sheboygan, Wis. and was used in the 1880's towing logs from Washington Island; 98 feet x 19 feet; double Engine HP 16 X 22; iron hull; former gov't vessel. Probably listed B
      The tug Julia hailed from Sheboygan, Wis. and was used in the …
  • Steamer V. H. Ketcham
    Steamer V. H. Ketcham Image
        Built Marine City, Mich., 1874; 233 x 40. Listed Ship Masters' Assoc. Directory, 1903; also Inland Lloyds Vessel Register, 1893. Listed in the Great Lakes shipwreck file, compiled by Harold H. Neff,
      Built Marine City, Mich., 1874; 233 x 40. Listed Ship Masters' Assoc. …
  • Side-wheeler W. A. Knapp
    Side-wheeler W. A. Knapp Image
        The W. A. Knapp was one of the earliest steamboats on Lake Winnebago and the nearby lakes and rivers. At one time she was owned by Neff & Co. as one of seven freight & passenger steamers on the Fox &
      The W. A. Knapp was one of the earliest steamboats on Lake …
  • Larbord & Starbord
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        Showing the old fashioned way of steering a sailing ship.
      Showing the old fashioned way of steering a sailing ship.
  • Steamer Lawrence
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        Passenger & freight steamer; built 1868, Cleveland, Ohio; 135' x 25'; 447 gross tons. Rebuilt 1902, and name changed to Frontenac. Berthed foot Wabash Ave.,Chicago. Listed Beers, History of the Great
      Passenger & freight steamer; built 1868, Cleveland, Ohio; 135' x 25'; 447 …
  • Steamer Marion
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        Steamer Marion was built in Sheboygan, Wis. in 1889; 202 X 34. Bought by Samuel Neff & Sons in 1899, and used in the salt trade. Early in 1903, the Marion was sold to the Michigan, Indiana, and Illin
      Steamer Marion was built in Sheboygan, Wis. in 1889; 202 X 34. …
  • Steamer Marquis Roen
    Steamer Marquis Roen Image
        The Marquis Roen was built in 1921 at 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,
      The Marquis Roen was built in 1921 at Charlevoix, Mich.; 84X24x7; owned …
  • Steamer Menominee
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        Old side-Wheeler - passenger & freight; listed among the "old timers" which ran on the lakes and rivers near Oshkosh, Wis. The Menominee, of Neff & Co. (Abel Neff & Alonzo Leach) was taken, shortly b
      Old side-Wheeler - passenger & freight; listed among the "old timers" which …
  • Steamer Metacomet
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        The Metacomet, of Milwaukee, Wis. ran for many years between Escanaba and Milwaukee; carried ore and coal. The Inland Lloyds Vessel Register, 1893, p. 68, says the vessel was built at Detroit in 1880
      The Metacomet, of Milwaukee, Wis. ran for many years between Escanaba and …

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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.