Steamship "Western States" of the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company, circa 1901

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Artifact Overview

Built in 1901 by the Detroit Ship Building Company in Wyandotte, Michigan, side-wheeler Western States carried overnight passengers and freight between Detroit and Cleveland for the appropriately named Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company in the early 20th century.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1901

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.O.4199

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in

Steamship "Western States" of the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company, circa 1901