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  • Steamer Ida E.
    Steamer Ida E. Image
        The keel for the steamer, Ida E. was laid in the fall of 1886 at the Morse yard, Oshkosh, Wis. James & George Ryan built the boat for Capt. Sam Neff, who bent the steam plank on the vessel. His son,
      The keel for the steamer, Ida E. was laid in the fall …
  • Steamer Kalkaska
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        The Kalkaska, built 1884, St. Clair, Mich. 679 gross tons; 178' x 33.8' x 15.5; crew of 13; had 585 h.p. Purchased by Charles S. Neff in Feb. 1918 from the Pilsen Lumber Co., Chicago. Had been damage
      The Kalkaska, built 1884, St. Clair, Mich. 679 gross tons; 178' x …
  • Steamer Minnie E. Kelton
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  • Steamers Minnie E. Kelton, Marion, and schooner Quickstep
    Steamers Minnie E. Kelton, Marion, and schooner Quickstep Image
        The Kelton was owned by Samuel Neff & Sons, 1898-1903. The Marion was owned by Samuel Neff & Sons, 1899-1903. The Quickstep was built 1874, Fort Howard, Wis.; owned by Ole Groh, Sheboygan, Wis. in 19
      The Kelton was owned by Samuel Neff & Sons, 1898-1903. The Marion …
  • Barge Liberty
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        The barge Liberty began her career on the lakes as a sidewheel steamer,built Wyandotte,Mich. in 1878, and named the City of Detroit, No.1. Her name was later changed to the City of the Straits. The v
      The barge Liberty began her career on the lakes as a sidewheel …
  • Steamboat PIlot's Certificate: Samuel Neff
    Steamboat PIlot's Certificate: Samuel Neff Image
        Samuel Neff .. first pilot of a Seamer on Fox & Wolf river and Lake Winnebago
      Samuel Neff .. first pilot of a Seamer on Fox & Wolf …
  • Schooners Lilly May & O. J. Hale
    Schooners Lilly May & O. J. Hale Image
        A schooner, Lilly May, 181 tons, is listed in the Old Sailing Vessel section, p. 425, of Lynn's Great Lakes Masters & Engineers (1912); port of hail, Detroit. The barge, O. J. Hale, was purchased by
      A schooner, Lilly May, 181 tons, is listed in the Old Sailing …
  • Schooner Lilly May
    Schooner Lilly May Image
        The wooden lake barge, O. J. Hale was built in 1874 at Trenton, Mich.; 326 gross tons; 138 x 26; former schooner. Purchased by Samuel Neff & Sons for the salt trade in June, 1900; rebuilt. Sold to Ho
      The wooden lake barge, O. J. Hale was built in 1874 at …
  • Steamer Milwaukee
    Steamer Milwaukee Image
        Widely known early day steamer on the Oshkosh, Wis. and New London run on the Wolf-Fox waterway. In 1876 it carried Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, then of St.Louis, Mo. to the Winneconne duck hunting
      Widely known early day steamer on the Oshkosh, Wis. and New London …
  • Captain Samuel Neff
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        Captain Samuel Neff was one of the three sons of Orrin Neff and Cynthia (Phillips) Neff, all of whom became boatmen on Wisconsin' s river and waterway systems in the early 1850S, settling at Oshkosh,
      Captain Samuel Neff was one of the three sons of Orrin Neff …

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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.