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  • Schooner South Side
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  • Tug Sport
    Tug Sport Image
        Listed among the old harbor tugs in Lynn's Great Lakes Masters & Engineers Directory, 1912; Inland Lloyds Vessel Register, 1893 as 23 net tonnage; built 1873 in Wyandotte, Mich. -Ludington, Mich. the
      Listed among the old harbor tugs in Lynn's Great Lakes Masters & …
  • Sport (Tug)
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  • Steamer St. Joseph
    Steamer St. Joseph Image
        The arched, twin wheel steamer, St. Joseph was built in 1867, Buffalo, N.Y.; 146 x 29; 304 gross tons. The vessel was cut down from a passenger steamer of the Goodrich Transportation Company to a lum
      The arched, twin wheel steamer, St. Joseph was built in 1867, Buffalo, …
  • Steamer St. Joseph with wreck, City of Toledo
    Steamer St. Joseph with wreck, City of Toledo Image
        Scene at Pere Marquette Lake, Ludington, Mich.,1892: The green tug, Sport, the white tug, Lulu M.Ray, and the steamer St. Joseph, engaged in righting the wreck of the City of Toledo, floating bottom
      Scene at Pere Marquette Lake, Ludington, Mich.,1892: The green tug, Sport, the …
  • Steamer St. Joseph
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        The burned wreck of the Str. St. Joseph was purchased and raised from the St.Clair river, near Sarnia, Ont. in 1888 by Capt. Sam Neff & Sons, repaired, and used in the lumber trade until 1895 when it
      The burned wreck of the Str. St. Joseph was purchased and raised …
  • Sloop Star of Oshkosh
    Sloop Star of Oshkosh Image
        The sloop, Star of Oshkosh, about 70 x 18 feet, ran on Lake Winnebago; Wis. and the Wolf river in the 1850s. About 1857, Sam Neff, 15 years old, of Oshkosh, piloted the boat which carried lime, wood,
      The sloop, Star of Oshkosh, about 70 x 18 feet, ran on …
  • Schooner J. H. Stevens
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        During the fall of 1887, violent gales raged across Lake Michigan, causing numerous shipwrecks and loss of life. The Str. Mary Groh came upon the 100-foot schooner, J. H. Stevens, of Sheboygan, Wis.,
      During the fall of 1887, violent gales raged across Lake Michigan, causing …
  • Steambarge M. Talcott
    Steambarge M. Talcott Image
        The Talcott was a steam canal boat, 113 x 16, built 1876; 96 gross tons. Drawn by Charles S. Neff from his memories of old steamboating days on the Chicago river, and the Chicago area. The Talcott wa
      The Talcott was a steam canal boat, 113 x 16, built 1876; …
  • Tug Nellie Taylor
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        The one man log towing tug, Nellie Taylor on Pere Marquette lake, Ludington, Mich. About 35' long. In service during the 1890s.
      The one man log towing tug, Nellie Taylor on Pere Marquette lake, …

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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.