Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Carus Collection |
Accession # |
P82-37-5-106F |
Description |
Black and white photograph of sandsucker steamer GILBERT. Starboard bow view of vessel underway in river, possibly at Chicago, Ilinois. Circa 1930. |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
Circa 1930 |
Place |
Chicago, IL |
Vessel Info |
Vessel name: GILBERT Official number: 223706 Other names: None available Build date: 1924 Builder: Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. Place of build: Sturgeon Bay, WI Dimensions: 195.25 x 42.16 x 13.16 Gross Tonnage: 1108.00 Vessel Rig: Propeller Rebuild info: Converted to barge, 1963 (1284 gross tons). Shortened, tonnage change, 1965 (89.42 x 42.16 x 13.16; 485 gross tons.) Ownership changes: Lake Sand Corp. (1924-1959) Vincent D. Figliuzzi (1963-1978) Other history: First steel boat made at Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding. Sunk by explosion in engine room while in Chicago River, in spring, 1953 and later raised by divers. Sank in Calumet River, South Chicago, in summer, 1956. Raised, possibly as late as 1959, and removed from documentation for conversion to barge. Disposition: Abandoned in 1978. |
Other number |
Volume C |
Size of original |
2.75" x 3.25" |
Search Terms |
Steamer Sandsucker GILBERT Chicago, IL |
Credit line |
Carus Collection Donated by Henry N. Barkhausen |
Provenance |
Materials in this collection were collected and compiled by Great Lakes ship captain Edward Carus of Manitowoc over a period of more than 50 years. Captain Carus began his career on the Great Lakes sailing on schooners and spent many years as a captain for the Goodrich Line before retiring. During his career, he researched and recorded the maritime heritage of the areas where he sailed, particularly the western shore of Lake Michigan. Captain Carus worked for ten years with Edwin Schuette, also from Manitowoc, and Mr. Schuette also contributed to the collection. In 1937, Captain Carus had fallen on hard times, his wife was bedridden and they were in need of money. Although Captain Carus desired his extensive collection to stay in Manitowoc, neither the City of Manitowoc nor Mr. Schuette was willing to purchase it at the time. Instead, Henry N. Barkhausen purchased it and kept it in his personal collection for more than 40 years before donating it to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in 1981, returning it to Manitowoc. Edwin Schuette passed his portion of the collection to his son, Henry Schuette, who then donated his portion to the museum in 1981 as well. |