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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
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        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
    Tug Nellie Taylor Image
        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, …
  • Tug Tipperary
    Tug Tipperary Image
        The tug, Tipperary, 98 gross tons, 51 net; 85.8 by 17.5 by 11; formerly the Norge Drifter Falken, 1895, Kristiansand, Norway. The Tipperary was used at Bay City, Mich. in April of 1933 to aid in the
      The tug, Tipperary, 98 gross tons, 51 net; 85.8 by 17.5 by …
  • Schooner City of Toledo
    Schooner City of Toledo Image
        The City of Toledo was purchased by Capt. Samuel Neff & Sons in 1892 and sold in 1897; engaged in general freighting; towed by other Neff vessels. It was 160 feet long, 25 wide and 8.5 deep; built To
      The City of Toledo was purchased by Capt. Samuel Neff & Sons …
  • Schooner City of Toledo
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        The City of Toledo was purchased by Capt. Samuel Neff & Sons in 1892 and sold in 1897; engaged in general freighting; towed by other Neff vessels. It was 160 feet long, 25 wide and 8.5 deep; built To
      The City of Toledo was purchased by Capt. Samuel Neff & Sons …
  • Schooner Trader
    Schooner Trader Image
        Trader, a 2-masted schooner, built in the early 1850s for Neff & Co. (Abel Neff & Alonzo Leach); moulded-built schooner, fully rigged with topmasts; white oak construction. Purchased 1861 by Sam & W.
      Trader, a 2-masted schooner, built in the early 1850s for Neff & …
  • Iron Barge Transport
    Iron Barge Transport Image
        The iron barge, Transport; 254 x 45; built 1880. It foundered 21 Sept. 1942, Lake Superior, off Eagle Harbor, Mich. Loaded with pulpwood from Grand Marais, Minn. to Port Huron; with the barge City of
      The iron barge, Transport; 254 x 45; built 1880. It foundered 21 …
  • Steamers Usona and Tampico
    Steamers Usona and Tampico Image
        Steel ships, Usona & Tampico, drawn at Detroit, 1935. Notes from Charles S.Neff jr. Feb. 5, 1969 - "The Usona was a lumber boat like the Neff; might check old names, Jesse Spalding, or Chas. Beatty..
      Steel ships, Usona & Tampico, drawn at Detroit, 1935. Notes from Charles …
  • Schooner Veto
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        The schooner Veto hailed from Egg Harbor, Wis. It was used on freighting runs in and around the Green Bay area in the 1880s and the 1890s; built 1879. Passed out of registry 1894. Listed Beers Histor
      The schooner Veto hailed from Egg Harbor, Wis. It was used on …
  • Side-wheeler Welcome
    Side-wheeler Welcome Image
        The passenger & freight side-wheeler, Welcome was built at Ft. Howard, Wis. in 1878 for the Hart line of Green Bay; 74 net tons; ran in and around Green Bay area; to Escanaba, Mich. etc. Listed Inlan
      The passenger & freight side-wheeler, Welcome was built at Ft. Howard, Wis. …
  • Tug Welcome
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        The Welcome, widely known in and around Milwaukee, was a familiar sight steaming in and out of the harbor for a tow, or warping a tow into a river berth or whistling for the city bridges, sliding smo
      The Welcome, widely known in and around Milwaukee, was a familiar sight …
  • Iron steamer Westover
    Iron steamer Westover Image
        The iron steamer, Westover, was built in 1873, Wilmington, Del. Came to the lakes in 1887; changed to a single decker, 34x34 LP engine; changed to steeple with a new boiler. Port of hail in 1893 was
      The iron steamer, Westover, was built in 1873, Wilmington, Del. Came to …

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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.