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  • Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Waterloo, Ontario
    Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Waterloo, Ontario
    Image       Canadian Bank of Commerce opened in Waterloo at King and Erb streets in 1889.
    Image     Canadian Bank of Commerce opened in Waterloo at King and Erb streets in 1889.
    Waterloo Public Library
  • George Guillet's badge of re-election
    George Guillet's badge of re-election
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    Cobourg Public Library
  • Flora
    Flora
    Image       FLORA was sold to Canadian interests in 1899 and operated as URANIA, before being returned to the US flag in 1905 and renamed FLORA again.
    Image     FLORA was sold to Canadian interests in 1899 and operated as URANIA, before being returned to the US flag in 1905 and renamed FLORA again.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Steamer Frank Woods
    Steamer Frank Woods
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    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Tug Boscobel with tows Active & Noque Bay
    Tug Boscobel with tows Active & Noque Bay
    Image       During the lumbering days in Wisconsin, steamers and their tows were common sights on the Great Lakes, This drawing shows the Boscobel making up a tow at Peshtigo, Wis. with the barges Active & Noque Bay. The Peshtigo Lumber Co. built a fleet of barges at Trenton, Mich. -the Active, …
    Image     During the lumbering days in Wisconsin, steamers and their tows were common sights on the Great Lakes, This drawing shows the Boscobel making up a tow at Peshtigo, Wis. with …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Flat boat - M. Brunette
    Flat boat - M. Brunette
    Image       The M. Brunett, or Brunette, of Green Bay, Wis., was the B & B ex-tug, Mary Newton. It was made into a flat boat -100 feet long; 21 feet wide and 5 feet in depth. It ran on Green Bay, Wis. in the 1880s; used as a stone and lumber …
    Image     The M. Brunett, or Brunette, of Green Bay, Wis., was the B & B ex-tug, Mary Newton. It was made into a flat boat -100 feet long; 21 feet wide …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Steamer G. T. Burroughs
    Steamer G. T. Burroughs
    Image       The Ship Masters' Assoc. Directory, 1903, lists the G. T. Burroughs as a freighter of 109 feet in length, 24-foot beam; built 1881; 130 gross tons; owned by Standard Contracting Co., Cleveland, Ohio, and in a separate listing, by Wyndam C. Jones, Cleveland. Ohio.
    Image     The Ship Masters' Assoc. Directory, 1903, lists the G. T. Burroughs as a freighter of 109 feet in length, 24-foot beam; built 1881; 130 gross tons; owned by Standard Contracting …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Steamer Ossian Cook
    Steamer Ossian Cook
    Image       The Ossian Cook was built in the shape of a flat iron, but of wood in Oshkosh, Wis. in 1880; twin wheels. Had a successful career for some 25 years. Listed in H. C. Doman's reminiscences.
    Image     The Ossian Cook was built in the shape of a flat iron, but of wood in Oshkosh, Wis. in 1880; twin wheels. Had a successful career for some 25 years. …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Steamer C. H. Davis
    Steamer C. H. Davis
    Image       The C. H. Davis (Charles H. Davis) is listed in the Ship Masters' Association Directory, 1903, as 145 feet long, 31 feet wide; built 1881. It ran for many years as a tow barge, and was then made into a steamer. Its construction was unusual: the plankings were laid at …
    Image     The C. H. Davis (Charles H. Davis) is listed in the Ship Masters' Association Directory, 1903, as 145 feet long, 31 feet wide; built 1881. It ran for many years …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Flat boat Enterprise
    Flat boat Enterprise
    Image       The flatboat Enterprise, seen by Charles S.Neff in Milwaukee in 1884, was built to navigate the marshy Menominee valley at Milwaukee, Wis. It carried pork from the packing house in the steamboat docks; also wood to the brick yards.
    Image     The flatboat Enterprise, seen by Charles S.Neff in Milwaukee in 1884, was built to navigate the marshy Menominee valley at Milwaukee, Wis. It carried pork from the packing house in …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • A. G. E. Holmes
    A. G. E. Holmes
    Image       The A. G. E.Holmes, well known in the 1880s around the Green Bay area, was formerly the schooner, Traveler, Duck Creek, Wis. It carried brick, sand and wood. It burned at Duck Creek, Wis.
    Image     The A. G. E.Holmes, well known in the 1880s around the Green Bay area, was formerly the schooner, Traveler, Duck Creek, Wis. It carried brick, sand and wood. It burned …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Tug Thomas Hood
    Tug Thomas Hood
    Image       Old Chicago tug of the 1880s; owned by the V.O.T. line; built 1881; 59 x 15. Listed Ship Masters' Assoc. directory,1903,1914; also Inland Lloyds register, 1893.
    Image     Old Chicago tug of the 1880s; owned by the V.O.T. line; built 1881; 59 x 15. Listed Ship Masters' Assoc. directory,1903,1914; also Inland Lloyds register, 1893.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • 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, Charles S. Neff ran the steam box boiler on …
    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 …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Tug Julia
    Tug Julia
    Image       The tug Julia hailed from Sheboygan, Wis. and was used in the 1880's towing logs from Washington Island; 98 feet x 19 feet; double Engine HP 16 X 22; iron hull; former gov't vessel. Probably listed Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. 1, p. 844; Ship Masters' Assoc. Directory, …
    Image     The tug Julia hailed from Sheboygan, Wis. and was used in the 1880's towing logs from Washington Island; 98 feet x 19 feet; double Engine HP 16 X 22; iron …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Steamer Metacomet
    Steamer Metacomet
    Image       The Metacomet, of Milwaukee, Wis. ran for many years between Escanaba and Milwaukee; carried ore and coal. The Inland Lloyds Vessel Register, 1893, p. 68, says the vessel was built at Detroit in 1880. Beers, in The History of the Great Lakes, Vol. l, p.858, notes that the Metacomet was …
    Image     The Metacomet, of Milwaukee, Wis. ran for many years between Escanaba and Milwaukee; carried ore and coal. The Inland Lloyds Vessel Register, 1893, p. 68, says the vessel was built …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • 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. Burned Sept. 20, 1909 at New Duluth, Minn.
    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; …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Steamer M. C. Neff
    Steamer M. C. Neff
    Image       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, May 16, 1888; had large A frame with boom & …
    Image     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 …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Steamer M. C. Neff
    Steamer M. C. Neff
    Image       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 Co.,Chicago. It was 137' in length; 28' width; 10.8 depth; could carry 375,000 ft. …
    Image     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 …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Steamer S. Neff
    Steamer S. Neff
    Image       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 14, marine type; 110 lb. steam;. Capt. Sam Neff, owner & master. His wife, Marcelia …
    Image     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, …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Steamer S. Neff
    Steamer S. Neff
    Image       Steamer S. NEFF Captain Samuel Neff Master & Owner in DePere Wis. Lock with deck load of lumber from Menominee Mich. to Appleton, Wis. about 200M Pine Draft 5 ft was in this trade 1881-1886. Burned Lake Erie after 19 years Engine Rolling value 40 14 x 14 from tug …
    Image     Steamer S. NEFF Captain Samuel Neff Master & Owner in DePere Wis. Lock with deck load of lumber from Menominee Mich. to Appleton, Wis. about 200M Pine Draft 5 ft …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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