Postcard
Steamer Harry Wm. Hosford
| Text on front reads: "Superior, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Harry Wm. Hosford. This view was taken from the Arrowhead Bridge. It just unloaded its cargo of coal and will take on a load of ore and proceed to the steel mills in the lower lakes. Length - 512.9 ft. Capacity - 9,000 tons." The ship was launched as F.B. Squire and renamed in 1936. The harbor, city and hills are in the background. |
| Image ID: | 149972 |
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| Creation Date: | after 1936 |
| Creator Name: | H.C. Wick Co., Duluth, Minnesota |
| City: | Superior |
| County: | Douglas |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s |
| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 2744 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
| Divided back. #S-12. #3994B. Ektachrome by H.C. Wick. Genuine Natural Color Made by Dexter Press, West Nyack, New York. |
| Cities and towns |
| Hills |
| Outdoor photography |
| Cargo ships |
| Loading docks |
| Piers |
| Shipping |
| Ships |
| Tugboats |
| Harbors |
| Superior, Lake |
| Great Lakes |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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