Photograph
The Ruins of the Steamer Lakeland
| Underwater starboard view of the Lakeland. While the ship remains largely intact, it is split in half, with the back end of the ship in the background, and the front half visible along the right side. Two underwater archeologists swim over the Lakeland. In the foreground an automobile is sitting on the lake floor, a part of the ship's lost cargo. |
| Image ID: | 119845 |
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| Creation Date: | 06 22 2015 |
| Creator Name: | Thomsen, Tamara |
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| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Maritime Preservation and Archeology Program Collection |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | digital file |
| Original Format Number: | 1509000018 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4928 X 3264 pixels |
| The Lakeland was built in 1887 and originally named Cambria. In 1910 the name was changed to Lakeland when the ship was converted from a cargo freighter to a combination passenger and cargo steamer. On December 4th, 1924, the Lakeland sprang a leak and sank. No lives were lost. The leak was believed to be the result of insurance fraud but this was never proven. At the time of loss the Lakeland was transporting a cargo of Nash and Kissel cars, which still remain at the bottom of Lake Michigan with the largely intact ship, just off the coast of Sturgeon Bay. For more information visit the Wisconsin Shipwrecks website. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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