Excursion Steamboat "Tashmoo" on the Detroit River, 1900-1927

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Artifact Overview

The luxurious Tashmoo made daily stops at her namesake Tashmoo Park, a popular recreation site between Detroit and Port Huron. The much-loved steamer gained fame when she carried President Theodore Roosevelt, competed in a race against the City of Erie, and survived being ripped from her winter moorings during a 1927 blizzard. She remained popular until sinking in 1936.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1900-1936

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.188.27321

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