Related Records

1. 2005-85-2

   Color postcard showing the whaleback S.S. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS of the Goodrich Transit Company en route between Chicago and Milwaukee. Port bow view of the ship underway with many passengers depicted on the decks. Backside of the postcard details facts about the ship, including amenities, routes, and schedules.

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. 2014-18-5

   Postcard of a colorized view of the whaleback passenger steamer CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. Port bow view of the vessel underway with passengers. Postcard captioned "Whaleback steamer Christopher Columbus at home, Manitowoc, Wis."

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. P69-25-1

   Port bow view of the whaleback passenger vessel CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS loaded with passengers. Photo taken from an old postcard.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. P69-79-10

   Certificate of enrollment for Alex McDougall of the passenger whaleback SS CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS owned by the Columbian Whaleback Steamship Company of New York, dated April 29, 1893.

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. P69-81-1

   View of the CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS exhibit at the Manitowoc Maritime Museum on opening day June 29, 1969.

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. P70-71-2

   Bow view of passenger whaleback CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS at dock showing damage to super-structure after hitting bridge in 1917 in Milwaukee.

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. P70-98-7

   Port bow view of the passenger whaleback vessel CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS going through the Soo Locks on its way to the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. Ship has a white hull.

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. P72-14-1

   Port bow view of whaleback passenger steamer CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS with a black hull entering the harbor at Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. P75-30-48

   Starboard bow view of passenger whaleback steamer CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS coming from Superior, Wisconsin and going through Soo Locks to go to the Chicago Worlds Fair. 1893.

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. P75-30-88

    Starboard side view of the passenger whaleback steamer CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, showing white hull, running from Hammond to Chicago during the World's Fair. c. 1893.

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. P76-18-17

    Port bow view of passenger whaleback CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS underway in harbor.

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. P76-28-8

    Port side view of the passenger whaleback steamer CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS at winter dock in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. P77-15-34

    Ship models of the Goodrich Transit Company passenger vessels CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS and THEODORE ROOSEVELT mounted on top of Goodrich Transit Company trucks for advertising.

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. P77-22-1

    Close up of mid section of passenger whaleback CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. P77-22-2

    Close up view of super-structure on the passenger whaleback CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. P77-26-36

    View of Manitowoc, Wisconsin harbor in winter with ships in foreground and houses in background. Partial view of starboard bow of whaleback passenger steamer CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS at left, tied up at Berth A. Her pilot house has been moved forward and raised one deck, with a dining room added on bottom deck and the hull painted black. A new coal handling facility (built in 1898) is across the river from the COLUMBUS at right. Partial port quarter ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. P77-26-37

    View of vessels in harbor of Manitowoc, Wisconsin in winter. Partial starboard view of whaleback passenger steamer CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS dock at Berth A is visible at left. New coal docks (added in 1898) are across from it at right. The passenger steamer CHICAGO is directly behind the stack of the COLUMBUS. The passenger steamer VIRGINIA is moored immediately in front of the bow of the COLUMBUS with passenger steamer CITY of RACINE is rafting on t...

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. P77-40-21

    Starboard side view of whaleback passenger vessel CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS at dock.

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. P77-40-57

    View of State Street bridge in Manitowoc, Wisconsin circa 1900. Pedestrian walkway to Lueps Peninsula over Manitowoc River. John Schuette home on the hill in background. Whaleback passenger steamer CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS at dock below, at river edge.

    Record Type: Photo

    
20. P78-10-1

    Port side view of the whaleback CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS in Manitowoc, showing damage to the pilothouse and super-structure after a collision in Milwaukee on June 30, 1917

    Record Type: Photo