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- White Star Line Steamer "Wyandotte" on the Detroit River, circa 1920 - Excursion steamships plied the Detroit River in the early 1900s, carrying passengers to and from popular recreational hotspots. This steamer's 40-mile route included stops at Wyandotte, Grosse Ile, Amherstburg, and Sugar Island -- where a resort park and dance pavilion awaited paying visitors.
- circa 1920
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White Star Line Steamer "Wyandotte" on the Detroit River, circa 1920
Excursion steamships plied the Detroit River in the early 1900s, carrying passengers to and from popular recreational hotspots. This steamer's 40-mile route included stops at Wyandotte, Grosse Ile, Amherstburg, and Sugar Island -- where a resort park and dance pavilion awaited paying visitors.
- White Star Line Steamer "Wyandotte" on the Detroit River, circa 1920 - Excursion steamships plied the Detroit River in the early 1900s, carrying passengers to and from popular recreational hotspots. This steamer's 40-mile route included stops at Wyandotte, Grosse Ile, Amherstburg, and Sugar Island -- where a resort park and dance pavilion awaited paying visitors.
- circa 1920
- Collections - Artifact
White Star Line Steamer "Wyandotte" on the Detroit River, circa 1920
Excursion steamships plied the Detroit River in the early 1900s, carrying passengers to and from popular recreational hotspots. This steamer's 40-mile route included stops at Wyandotte, Grosse Ile, Amherstburg, and Sugar Island -- where a resort park and dance pavilion awaited paying visitors.
- Mutual Electric & Machine Co. Electric Switch, Used on Sugar Island, Detroit River, Michigan, circa 1910 - Switches open or close an electrical circuit to turn things off or on. Knife switches, such as this one, were commonly used on power and lighting switchboards or connected to a motor or generator. This switch was used on Sugar Island in the Detroit River in the early 1900s. The island's powerhouse provided electricity for a dancehall, amusement rides and other amenities.
- circa 1910
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Mutual Electric & Machine Co. Electric Switch, Used on Sugar Island, Detroit River, Michigan, circa 1910
Switches open or close an electrical circuit to turn things off or on. Knife switches, such as this one, were commonly used on power and lighting switchboards or connected to a motor or generator. This switch was used on Sugar Island in the Detroit River in the early 1900s. The island's powerhouse provided electricity for a dancehall, amusement rides and other amenities.
- Josiah Cummings & Son Case with Photographic Equipment, Used by Isaac Harris, 1906-1919 -
- 1906-1919
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Josiah Cummings & Son Case with Photographic Equipment, Used by Isaac Harris, 1906-1919
- Electric Switch, Used on Sugar Island, Detroit River, Michigan, circa 1910 - Switches open or close an electrical circuit to turn things off or on. Knife switches, such as this one, were commonly used on power and lighting switchboards or connected to a motor or generator. This switch was used on Sugar Island in the Detroit River in the early 1900s. The island's powerhouse provided electricity for a dancehall, amusement rides and other amenities.
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Electric Switch, Used on Sugar Island, Detroit River, Michigan, circa 1910
Switches open or close an electrical circuit to turn things off or on. Knife switches, such as this one, were commonly used on power and lighting switchboards or connected to a motor or generator. This switch was used on Sugar Island in the Detroit River in the early 1900s. The island's powerhouse provided electricity for a dancehall, amusement rides and other amenities.
- The Old Club, St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1916 -
- circa 1916
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The Old Club, St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1916
- "Docking a Big Liner," RMS Oceanic, 1903 - The Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world from 1895 to 1924. Its wide-ranging stock included this photograph of the RMS <em>Oceanic</em>. She was the world's largest ship from 1899 to 1901. The ocean liner was built and named for the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, better known as the White Star Line.
- 1903
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"Docking a Big Liner," RMS Oceanic, 1903
The Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world from 1895 to 1924. Its wide-ranging stock included this photograph of the RMS Oceanic. She was the world's largest ship from 1899 to 1901. The ocean liner was built and named for the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, better known as the White Star Line.
- "Farewells," Tugboat Pushing Off White Star Line Ocean Liner SS Majestic, circa 1903 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- circa 1903
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"Farewells," Tugboat Pushing Off White Star Line Ocean Liner SS Majestic, circa 1903
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- White Star Line, RMS "Cedric," 1928 - White Star Line launched RMS <em>Cedric</em> in 1902. The 700-foot-long ocean liner was the world's largest ship at the time. The ship spent most of its career carrying passengers between Liverpool, England, and New York, New York. <em>Cedric</em> made its last transatlantic crossing in 1931 -- by which time it had been supplanted in size and luxury by subsequent liners.
- 1928
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White Star Line, RMS "Cedric," 1928
White Star Line launched RMS Cedric in 1902. The 700-foot-long ocean liner was the world's largest ship at the time. The ship spent most of its career carrying passengers between Liverpool, England, and New York, New York. Cedric made its last transatlantic crossing in 1931 -- by which time it had been supplanted in size and luxury by subsequent liners.
- Trumbull Electric Manufacturing Company Electric Switch, Used on Sugar Island, Detroit River, Michigan, circa 1910 - Switches open or close an electrical circuit to turn things off or on. Knife switches, such as this one, were commonly used on power and lighting switchboards or connected to a motor or generator. This switch was used on Sugar Island in the Detroit River in the early 1900s. The island's powerhouse provided electricity for a dancehall, amusement rides and other amenities.
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Trumbull Electric Manufacturing Company Electric Switch, Used on Sugar Island, Detroit River, Michigan, circa 1910
Switches open or close an electrical circuit to turn things off or on. Knife switches, such as this one, were commonly used on power and lighting switchboards or connected to a motor or generator. This switch was used on Sugar Island in the Detroit River in the early 1900s. The island's powerhouse provided electricity for a dancehall, amusement rides and other amenities.