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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
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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.
- 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.
- 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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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
- 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
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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.
- 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.
- Norton Ammeter, Used on Sugar Island, Detroit River, Michigan, circa 1910 - Powerhouses that supplied electricity in the late 1800s and early 1900s needed a variety of instruments to regulate and monitor electrical output. This ammeter, used to measure the current in a circuit, most likely came from the powerhouse on Sugar Island in the Detroit River. The island's powerhouse provided electricity for a dancehall, amusement rides, and other amenities.
- circa 1910
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Norton Ammeter, Used on Sugar Island, Detroit River, Michigan, circa 1910
Powerhouses that supplied electricity in the late 1800s and early 1900s needed a variety of instruments to regulate and monitor electrical output. This ammeter, used to measure the current in a circuit, most likely came from the powerhouse on Sugar Island in the Detroit River. The island's powerhouse provided electricity for a dancehall, amusement rides, and other amenities.
- Steamboat "Tashmoo" Beached before Sinking near Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada, in June 1936 - Old steamboat tradition said that giving a sidewheeler a Native American name was bad luck, but the <em>Tashmoo</em> set out to prove otherwise. For more than 30 years, the luxurious steamer made daily stops at its namesake Tashmoo Park, a popular recreation area between Detroit and Port Huron. But in 1936, she struck a submerged rock and sank. All aboard were evacucated safely.
- June 01, 1936
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Steamboat "Tashmoo" Beached before Sinking near Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada, in June 1936
Old steamboat tradition said that giving a sidewheeler a Native American name was bad luck, but the Tashmoo set out to prove otherwise. For more than 30 years, the luxurious steamer made daily stops at its namesake Tashmoo Park, a popular recreation area between Detroit and Port Huron. But in 1936, she struck a submerged rock and sank. All aboard were evacucated safely.
- Excursion Steamboat "Tashmoo" on the Detroit River, 1900-1927 - The luxurious <em>Tashmoo</em> 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 <em>City of Erie</em>, and survived being ripped from her winter moorings during a 1927 blizzard. She remained popular until sinking in 1936.
- 1900-1936
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Excursion Steamboat "Tashmoo" on the Detroit River, 1900-1927
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.