2 glass plates of the Great Lakes steamship Olcott
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From Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 15 December 2006
From Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 15 December 2006
About this Item
2 5x7 " glass plate negatives. Originall called the Lakeside, this boat was built in 1901 by the Craig Shipbuilding Company. An ad in the Sandusky, Ohio Register for August 10, 1908 provides prices for round trips from Sandusky to Cleveland or Detroit, about $13.50 or $20 in today's money. In 1911, the steamer was renamed Olcott, chartered by the Buffalo, Lockport and Rochester Transit Company to ferry passengers from Olcott, NY to Toronto. In 1916 the boat was sold to the French government and never returned to the Great Lakes. Seller Inventory # 143483
Bibliographic Details
Title: 2 glass plates of the Great Lakes steamship ...
Publication Date: 1911
Condition: Very good
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