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  • Str. Weston M. Carroll
    Str. Weston M. Carroll
    Image       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 gross tons. Carried lumber, pig iron, grain; a fine ship; John A. Doak, captain. …
    Image     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; …
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  • 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 had been built in 1886 in Cleveland, 0., and was owned by the J. C. Gilchrist Co., Cleveland, …
    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 …
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  • 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 June,1902, to J. J. Boland and Davis O. Hagen, Buffalo, N.Y. The name …
    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 …
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  • 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 Neff & Son Sidney. It was operated by the Neff firm from 1893 until …
    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, …
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  • 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 a boy of 9 yrs. and rode in the Ajax with his father, Capt. …
    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 …
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  • Steamer Henrietta
    Steamer Henrietta
    Image       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 two horizontal engines, 14" x 48" and two 42" x 12' boilers; …
    Image     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 …
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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, Charles S.Neff ran the steam box boiler on Saturdays; …
    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 …
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  • Steamer Kalkaska
    Steamer Kalkaska
    Image       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 damaged by fire; repaired; carried salt, grain & coal. No lumber to be …
    Image     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 …
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  • Steamer Minnie E. Kelton
    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 1903.
    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 …
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  • Barge Liberty
    Barge Liberty
    Image       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 vessel is listed in the Ship Masters' Assoc. Dir.,1903, as 1094 gross tons; 234 by …
    Image     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 …
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  • 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 Samuel Neff & Sons (Sidney O. Neff & Charles S. Neff) in June,1900, for …
    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, …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • 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 Howard Transportation Co., Chicago, in 1902. Listed Ship Masters' Assoc. directory, 1903; …
    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 …
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  • 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 area. Also used in carrying many settlers along the waterways to new homes in the interior …
    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 …
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  • Captain Samuel Neff
    Captain Samuel Neff
    Image       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, Wis. ,after migrating from New York state. They were Capt. Edwin Marion Neff, Capt. W. …
    Image     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 …
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  • Steamer Charles S. Neff
    Steamer Charles S. Neff
    Image       Steel steamer, Charles S. Neff, built by Jenks Ship Building Co., Port Huron, Mich.1901; launched 2 July 1901 for Capt. Samuel Neff and his sons, Sidney O. Neff and Charles S. Neff; 200 x 38 x 11.6; 992 gross tons. Carried lumber, pig iron, grain, coal, pulpwood; a fine ship; …
    Image     Steel steamer, Charles S. Neff, built by Jenks Ship Building Co., Port Huron, Mich.1901; launched 2 July 1901 for Capt. Samuel Neff and his sons, Sidney O. Neff and Charles …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Steamer Charles S. Neff
    Steamer Charles S. Neff
    Image       Steel steamer, Charles S. Neff, built by Jenks Ship Bldg. Co., Port Huron, Mich.1901; launched 2 July 1901 for Capt. Samuel Neff and his sons, Sidney O.Neff and Charles S. Neff; 200 x 38 x 11.6; 992 gross tons. Carried lumber, pig iron, grain, coal, pulpwood; a fine ship; John …
    Image     Steel steamer, Charles S. Neff, built by Jenks Ship Bldg. Co., Port Huron, Mich.1901; launched 2 July 1901 for Capt. Samuel Neff and his sons, Sidney O.Neff and Charles S. …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Steamer Charles S. Neff
    Steamer Charles S. Neff
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  • Launch of steamer Charles S. Neff
    Launch of steamer Charles S. Neff
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  • Steamer Lucy Neff
    Steamer Lucy Neff
    Image       The Lucy Neff, originally named the W. P. Ketcham, was built in 1893 at West Bay City, Mich., of 946 gross tons; 225' in length, 37' width; 13.5 depth; crew of 13, and 550 h.p. On Aug. 21, 1901, Capt Samuel Neff and his sons, Sidney and Charles, bought the …
    Image     The Lucy Neff, originally named the W. P. Ketcham, was built in 1893 at West Bay City, Mich., of 946 gross tons; 225' in length, 37' width; 13.5 depth; crew …
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