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  • Schooner Butcher Boy
    Schooner Butcher Boy Image
        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, History
      Butcher Boy, former barque, sailed on the Great Lakes for many years; …
  • Schooner Butcher Boy
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        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 of
      Butcher Boy, ex barque, sailed on the Great Lakes for many years; …
  • Str. Weston M. Carroll
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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 sons, Sidney O. Neff & Charles S.Neff; 200 x 38 x 11.6; 992 gro
      Steel steamer, Charles S.Neff, built by Jenks Ship Building Co., Port Huron, …
  • Str. Charlemagne Tower, Jr.
    Str. Charlemagne Tower, Jr. Image
        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'. It
      For $1.00 "and other valuable considerations," Charles S. Neff, Milwaukee, Wis. purchased …
  • Steamer Congress (Ex Nebraska)
    Steamer Congress (Ex Nebraska) Image
        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 in
      The Congress was built under the name of the Nebraska in 1867. …
  • Steamer Cornucopia
    Steamer Cornucopia Image
        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 …
  • Steamer Maggie Duncan
    Steamer Maggie Duncan Image
        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 Samuel
      The Maggie Duncan was built in 1890 at Fort Howard Wis.; 535 …
  • Ferd Laabs' Sons Grist Mill
    Ferd Laabs' Sons Grist Mill Image
        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 was
      Photograph of the Ferd Laabs' Sons grist mill which was moved on …
  • Steamer Mary Groh
    Steamer Mary Groh Image
        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 sol
      The Mary Groh, of 139 gross tons; 112 feet in length and …
  • Steamer Henrietta
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        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; had
      Owned by the U.S.Corps of Engineers, & sailed for 13 years by …

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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.