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  • Canal steamer Montauk
    Canal steamer Montauk Image
        The old Illinois and Mississippi river canal steamer. Montauk was used as a grain and towing steamer; 100 X 19 X 5. Widely known around the Chicago area in the 1880s. Ship Masters' Assoc. Directory,
      The old Illinois and Mississippi river canal steamer. Montauk was used as …
  • Schooner Richard Mott
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        Sch. Richard Mott is listed in the Ship Masters' Assoc. Directory, 1903, as having been built in 1854; 147x26; 267 gross tons. The Inland Lloyds Vessel Register of 1893, lists the Mott as having been
      Sch. Richard Mott is listed in the Ship Masters' Assoc. Directory, 1903, …
  • Steamer Nebraska
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        The wooden steamer, Nebraska was bought in a damaged condition by Samuel Neff & Sons from R.R.Rhodes, Nov. 1901 and sold, June 1902 to J. J. Boland & David O. Hagen, Buffalo, N.Y. Repaired Milwaukee
      The wooden steamer, Nebraska was bought in a damaged condition by Samuel …
  • Steamer A. Neff
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        The A. Neff, or Abel Neff, carrying freight and passengers on Lake Winnebago, was a familiar sight in the early 1870s in and around Oshkosh, and the Wolf river. The vessel was about 100 feet long, wi
      The A. Neff, or Abel Neff, carrying freight and passengers on Lake …
  • Steamer Charles S. Neff
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        Steel steamer, Charles S. Neff, built by Jenks Ship Building Co., Port Huron, Mich.1901; launched 2 July 1901 for Capt. Samuel Neff and his sons, Sidney O.Neff and Charles S. Neff; 200 x 38 x 11.6; 9
      Steel steamer, Charles S. Neff, built by Jenks Ship Building Co., Port …
  • Steamer Charles S. Neff
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  • Steamer M. C. Neff
    Steamer M. C. Neff Image
        Launching flags fly for the steamer, M. C. Neff, May, 1888, Oshkosh, Wis. A swift little steamer; 137 x 28.9 x 10.8; 276 gross tons. First inspection May 16, 1888; sold to S. K. Martin Lumber Co. Bur
      Launching flags fly for the steamer, M. C. Neff, May, 1888, Oshkosh, …
  • Steamer M. C. Neff
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        The M. C. Neff, named after the wife of Capt. Sam Neff, was built at Oshkosh, Wis. by Capt. Neff in 1888 & sold in Sept. of that year to the S.K.Martin Lumber Co. The first inspection of the vessel,
      The M. C. Neff, named after the wife of Capt. Sam Neff, …
  • Steamer M. C. Neff
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        The M. C. Neff, named after the wife of Capt. Samuel Neff, Marcelia Cynthia (Ellenwood) Neff, was built in Oshkosh, Wis. in 1888, and sold immediately after it was finished to the S. K. Martin Lumber
      The M. C. Neff, named after the wife of Capt. Samuel Neff, …
  • Steamer S. Neff
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        Built by Capt. Sam Neff, Oshkosh, Wis., 1880-81; 142 feet over all; 30-ft.beam; 6.5 depth; draft, 5 ft.aft., nothing for'd; engine, rolling valve, 14 x 14, taken from the tug, Ajax; boiler, 5 1/2 x 1
      Built by Capt. Sam Neff, Oshkosh, Wis., 1880-81; 142 feet over all; …

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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.