Title: Shipwrecks -Isle Royale
Photographer: Unknown
Subject Headings: Ships - Passenger Ships, Accidents - Marine Accidents - Shipwrecks, Water - Lakes
Condition: Good
Description: Passenger steamer Isle Royale, built in 1879 at Maine City as barge Agnes. Later a steamer, renamed Isle Royale April 14, 1884 of Duluth. July 25, 1885, sprung a leak and sank 8 miles west of Washington Harbor enroute from Port Arthur to Duluth. Many trips to Isle Royale. Note: Moose horn on pilot house. [A man stands on the upper deck of the ship while at dock.]
Source of Description: Back of photo [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Ben Chynoweth
Date of Photo: 1879-1885
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 12 cm x 17.8 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: ACC-220-1984-007-030-403-006
Collection Name: Ben Chynoweth Collection
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