Suwanee Steamboat Resting on the Bottom of the Drained Lagoon, Greenfield Village, circa 1969
THF95437 / Suwanee Steamboat Resting on the Bottom of the Drained Lagoon, Greenfield Village, circa 1969
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Artifact Overview
Like the late 19th century steamboats that inspired it, Greenfield Village's Suwanee was vulnerable to floods and droughts. If the boat was tied too tightly to its pier, high water could swamp it. Low water might cause it to run aground. Suwanee was pulled out of the lagoon in winter, when ice could damage its hull.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1969
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2012.0.17.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Typed paper adhered along bottom edge reads:
THE STEAMER SUWANEE RESTS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SUWANEE RIVER AFTER / THE WATER HAD BEEN PUMPED OUT BEFORE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DRYDOCK WAS / STARTED.
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