"A Busy Day in the Canal," Tugboat Towing a Lumber Schooner, Charlevoix, Michigan, 1900
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Large vessels were easy to maneuver on the open water, but much harder to control in tight spaces -- a particular problem in narrow Great Lakes harbors. Tugboats moved larger watercraft through these confines and positioned them into constricted docks. Bow thrusters -- additional propellers built into a large vessel's forward end -- have eliminated much need for tugboats on the Great Lakes.
Large vessels were easy to maneuver on the open water, but much harder to control in tight spaces -- a particular problem in narrow Great Lakes harbors. Tugboats moved larger watercraft through these confines and positioned them into constricted docks. Bow thrusters -- additional propellers built into a large vessel's forward end -- have eliminated much need for tugboats on the Great Lakes.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1900
Creators
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Photographed by William Henry Jackson; published by Detroit Photographic Co., Detroit, Michigan
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.012294
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 9.25 in
Inscriptions
On front lower edge of photoprint: 012294. A BUSY DAY IN THE CANAL. CHARLEVOIX COPYRIGHT 1900 BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO. Alternate title: TUGBOAT TOWING LUMBER SCHOONER IN THE CANAL, CHARLEVOIX, MI
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