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  1. 2003-33-1 - Model, Ship

    Model of wreck of bulk carrier EDMUND FITZGERALD on the bottom of Lake Superior. 1:192 scale diorama of the total wreck site.

    Record Type: Object

    Model, Ship
  2. 2005-52-13 - Towel, Bath

    White cotton bath towel with blue lettering across the center that reads "Chesapeake and Ohio RY"

    Record Type: Object

    Towel, Bath
  3. 2005-52-6 - Napkin

    Gray paper cocktail napkin with blue logo at center that reads "S.S. BADGER, Lake Michigan Carferry" with the carferry BADGER depicted at the center. Folded. Backside reads "This napkin made from 100% recycled fiber."

    Record Type: Object

    Napkin
  4. 2005-70-1 - Compass

    Magnetic compass from the CASON J. CALLAWAY. In wood housing with white stenciling on the top identifying the boat CASON J. CALLAWAY. Top cover latches with brass clasp. Inside is compass in black metal frame. Circa 1970s.

    Record Type: Object

    Compass
  5. 2005-82-1 - Print

    Insignia from World War II submarine USS ROCK. Shows a fish wearing a sailor's hat and boxing gloves in front of an anchor. Appears to be a preliminary copy with handwritten notations that would have been given to a printer.

    Record Type: Object

    Print
  6. 2006-9-14 - Print

    Print of a painting by Russ Porter of the freighter STEWART J. CORT unloading iron ore at Bethlehem Steel Company dock at Burns Harbor, Indiana in May 1991. Bow view at night.

    Record Type: Object

    Print
  7. 2006-9-2 - Print

    Print of a painting by Russ Porter, carferry MILWAUKEE CLIPPER leaving Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Muskegon, Michigan, 1969. Starboard quarter view, underway with Milwaukee skyline in background.

    Record Type: Object

    Print
  8. 2006-9-3 - Print

    Print of a painting by Russ Porter of railroad carferries PERE MARQUETTE 16 and PERE MARQUETTE 17 stalled in a ridge of ice five miles off the Michigan shoreline in March 1904. Starboard quarter view of one carferry, only the stern of the second boat is visible. Men are shown walking on ice near the boats. Shoreline of Ludington, Michigan is visible in the background.

    Record Type: Object

    Print
  9. 2012-5-18 - Tack, Tie

    Tie tack: metal, has a 10 hinged 2/3 bolt part on the front, has chain made from a diffrent metal then the 2/3 bolt.

    Record Type: Object

    Tack, Tie
  10. 2006-9-9 - Print

    Print of a painting by Russ Porter of the cement boat E.M. FORD, built 1898, owned by Huron Cement. Underway passing under the new Hoan Bridge in Milwaukee, built in 1977. Port quarter view with bridge and lighthouses in the background.

    Record Type: Object

    Print
  11. 2007-34-10075 - Print

    Color print titled "Great Lakes Memories: NORTH AMERICAN Leaving Chicago Harbor." From an oil painting by Jim Annis, 1987. Shows the Chicago Duluth & Georgian Bay Transit Company passenger steamer NORTH AMERICAN underway, port quarter view, with sailboats and yachts nearby and the city of Chicago in the background. Signed by the artist on the lower right corner. Number 264/500. In a silver metal frame.

    Record Type: Object

    Print
  12. 2007-34-10085 - Bowl

    White ceramic bowl with a gray stripe around the rim above the Inland Steel insignia, consisting of a black letter "I" inside a blue-gray diamond.

    Record Type: Object

    Bowl
  13. 2007-34-10087 - Cup & Saucer

    White ceramic cup (a) and saucer (b). Saucer has a gray stripe around the rim and the Inland Steel nsignia, consisting of a black letter "I" inside a blue-gray diamond. Cup has a matching gray stripe around the rim with Inland Steel insignia below. Cup has no handles.

    Record Type: Object

    Cup & Saucer
  14. 2007-35-185 - Patch

    Round patch that reads "Medusa Challenger" in embroidered lettering on blue background around the outside. In the center is a gold embroidered ship's wheel with "Cement Transit Company" in blue embroidered letters, all surrounding an embroidered freigther and image of Medusa, the company's logo.

    Record Type: Object

    Patch
  15. 2007-35-80 - Pin

    Diamond shaped brass pin with light blue and royal blue enamel. Pin reads "SS Medusa Challenger Cement Transit" with the letter "M" at the center.

    Record Type: Object

    Pin
  16. 2010-15-1 - Drawing

    Pen and ink drawing of a passenger steamer underway. By E. Nass. According to donor, the drawing shows a carferry arriving in Manitowoc. Framed and matted.

    Record Type: Object

    Drawing
  17. 2010-17-11 - Painting

    Painting, casein on masonite, depicting a blackbird sitting on a branch next to a pond with lily pads in the water. By Schomer Lichtner, circa 1950.

    Record Type: Object

    Painting
  18. 2010-17-12 - Painting

    Painting, casein on masonite, depicting a water scene with a turtle, a white flower and lily pads. By Ruth Grotenrath, circa 1960s.

    Record Type: Object

    Painting
  19. 2010-17-16 - Drawing

    Drawing, charcoal on Japanese paper mounted on masonite. Depicts fishing nets on net winders at Jones Island (Milwaukee), Wisconsin. Glazed and framed in a wood frame.

    Record Type: Object

    Drawing
  20. 2010-17-9 - Drawing

    Drawing, ink on paper, depicting several sailboats and a lighthouse. By Schomer Lichtner, October 13, 1987.

    Record Type: Object

    Drawing

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