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2010-17-1 - Painting
Painting, tempera on paper, depicting sailboats and gulls on open water. By Schomer Lichtner.
Record Type: Object
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2010-17-8 - Painting
Painting, casein on paper, depicting seven sailboats and a small rowboat in the foreground with two people inside. By Schomer Lichtner, circa 1950.
Record Type: Object
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2010-24-2 - Drawing
Sketch depicting a profile portrait of a lady wearing a straw boater or skimmer style hat adorned with a ribbon tied in a bow. In the lower right corner there is an inscription that reads "G.T. Co., S. S. Columbus, 1899," written inside a ribbon design. Medium is possibly pastel on paper. Drawing is done in black with pink accents at the lips and cheek. It is believed this sketch was created as a souvenir to be purchased for passengers trav...
Record Type: Object
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2010-33-1 - Painting
Painting, USS Lagarto sitting on the ocean floor with Navy divers from CDR San Joses team placing a brass memorial plaque and U.S flag onto the sub sail area. Painted by Rick Armstrong, retired Warrant Officer Navy diver. Shadows of LAGARTO crew members can be seen on the left. LAGARTO insignia is painted on the lower left corner. Unframed. Acrylic on canvas on a wood stretcher.
Record Type: Object
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2011-2-8 - Bag
Red corduroy bag. Cinched at top with black yarn. Originally found empty within bag 2011-2-3 with other items. Found in COBIA Aft Torpedo Room above power box attached to escape trunk by Paul Rutherford on 12/21/2011.
Record Type: Object
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2011-21-2 - Tube, Speaking
Brass speaking tube for use on board ship for communication between the bridge and engine room. Hinged brass flap over mouth with "Bendix" stamped in center.
Record Type: Object
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2011-21-3 - Tube, Speaking
Brass speaking tube for use on board ship for communication between the bridge and engine room. Hinged brass flap over mouth with "Bendix" stamped in center. Also known as a voice pipe.
Record Type: Object
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2011-7-1 - Stamp, Date
Mechanical hand stamp machine: Centennial Dater. Patented 1908. Used with stamp 2011-7-2 to validate tickets on the Goodrich steamer IOWA. Wheel of numbers inside rotates to form dates. Recovered from the shipwreck of the IOWA in 1977.
Record Type: Object
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2011-7-3 - Collage
Framed collage of 26 bronze cabin keys recovered from the shipwreck of Goodrich passenger steamer IOWA. Keys are mounted on black velvet with fishing cord and positioned around a black and white photograph of the vessel in center. 1907 penny above photo. Brass plaque below photo reads "Keys recovered Aug. 27, 1977 by Bruce Longman from the wreckage of the S.S. IOWA, built 1872, crushed in ice Feb. 3, 1915." Below is a paper stamp impression made ...
Record Type: Object
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2012-33-1 - Sculpture
Brass or bronze waterline fleet submarine sculpture in molded brass waves on black plastic base. World War II class submarine.
Record Type: Object
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2013-13-1 - Model
Model of the packet/passenger steamer ERIE L. HACKLEY. Wood hull painted white with dark green trim, black single stack, green top deck, and 45 star flag. Rests on wood base with a brass plaque. Marked "Erie L. Hackley, Manitou Island Route" on side. Folk model - not to scale in certain areas. See accession file for drawings by donor and article about a similar model.
Record Type: Object
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2016-12-2a - Clock, Ship's
Ships 24-hour clock with round, black case and hinged front cover. White numerals and hands. "Chelsea A. Clock Company" printed on face of clock. Chelsea Clock Co. Boston engraved on back. Used on iron ore freighter "PHILIP D. BLOCK".
Record Type: Object
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2013-28-1 - Porthole
Porthole: round brass with glass window. Recovered from shipwreck of the Goodrich steamer IOWA (built in Manitowoc in 1885)
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2013-37-16 - Print
Print: "View of Fort and Town." Engraving centered within text of page depicts the military fort and town on Mackinac Island, Michigan.
Record Type: Object
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2013-37-5 - Lithograph
Lithograph: "Chicago" with two illustrations. Top drawing ("The City from the Water Works') is a view looking down on the city with the river running through the center. Bottom drawing ("The Mouth of the Chicago River") is from the perspective of the water looking towards Chicago with a steamer, schooners, and tugs underway in the harbor with a pierhead lighthouse at far right. 1872.
Record Type: Object
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2013-37-6 - Lithograph
Lithograph: "Sailing on Lake Michigan at Racine: Passing the Port Entrance - 1870." Drawing depicts several schooners and a steamer underway beside the pier at Racine, Wisconsin with the city in the background. One color copy (6a) and two black and white copies (6b & 6c).
Record Type: Object
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2013-38-5 - Knife, Pocket
Pocket knife: silver metal with two small fold-out knives. Stored in black vinyl sleeve with Inland Steel logo in gold.
Record Type: Object
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2015-51-4 - Spoon, Serving
Serving spoon: silver plated, name "VERNON" engraved on front of handle.
Record Type: Object
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2013-43-1 - Key
Carferry state room key: on diamond-shaped leather key tag marked "S.S. GRAND RAPIDS, Milwaukee, 6, If Carried Away Return Unsealed, Mail Postage Guaranteed." Brass key stamped with number 32.
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