"Off for a River Trip," Detroit, Michigan

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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

Postcard

Subject Date

1901

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

37.102.285

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Phostint
Photolithography

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in