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The Cargo of the Steamer Lakeland
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Underwater view of a pile of automobiles and other pieces of cargo that sank with the Lakeland. In the foreground an upside down automobile is resting on top of various pieces of the wreckage.
November 25, 2013
Thomsen, Tamara L.
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A Cargo of Automobiles on the Steamer Lakeland
November 26, 2013
Underwater view of a pile of broken automobiles resting in the sunken Lakeland.
Kissel Car on the Steamer Lakeland
November 27, 2013
Underwater view of the front end of a Kissel car from 1924. It is resting within the steamer Lakeland, which sank in Lake Michigan.
The Site of the Lakeland and its Cargo
November 26, 2013
Underwater view of metal frames and rubber wheels of automobiles laying in a pile on top of each other within the sunken Lakeland. Part of the upper deck of the Lakeland can be seen behind its carg...
Automobile Frames Resting on the Bottom of Lake Michigan
November 26, 2013
Underwater view of two automobile frames that were part of the final cargo of the steamer Lakeland A section of the ship's deck is in the background.
Automobile Resting Against the Sunken Lakeland
August 9, 2013
Underwater view of an automobile hanging off of the ruins of the steamer Lakeland. The wheels are still attached to the car, but most of the outward frame is gone, with the door hanging on its hing...
Photo Mosaic of the Steamer Lakeland
July 2010
Underwater overhead view of the steamer Lakeland" sitting on the floor of Lake Michigan.
