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Steamship Pere Marquette 18
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The screw rail ferry, Pere Marquette 18. Flags are flying, including one with her name and the American flag. This was Chicago's largest excursion boat. Caption on front reads: "Steamship 'Pere Marquette,' Chicago's Largest Excursion Boat."
March 19, 1905
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"Pere Marquette 18"
The screw rail ferry, "Pere Marquette 18." Man and boy watch from wooden pier in foreground.
The Pere Marquette 18
circa 1910-1919
The screw rail ferry, Pere Marquette 18, entering the harbor. Caption reads: "Pere Marquette Steamer Entering, Milwaukee, Wis."
Steamship "Christopher Columbus" (Whaleback)
circa 1912
The passenger excursion vessel, "Christopher Columbus," entering harbor. Caption reads: "Steamship 'Christopher Columbus' (Whaleback), Entering Harbor at Chicago."
Ferry at Frankfort
The screw ferry, Ann Arbor No. 7, at Frankfort. Later named Viking, then Viking I. Caption reads: "Frankfort, Mich."
The "Ann Arbor No. 7"
View from shoreline towards the screw ferry, "Ann Arbor No. 7." The ferry was later named "Viking," then "Viking I."
Steamship Manitou, Northern Michigan Transit Co.
A drawing of the screw passenger and freight vessel, Manitou, underway with small boat in foreground. Later named Isle Royale.
