Steamer Joseph L. Hurd - Shipwreck Site

Photograph

Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2001.02.0040

Description

Aerial view of the shipwreck site of the Steamer Joseph L. Hurd (Official no. 75154). Built in 1869 at Detroit, Michigan by Gordon Cambell, Master Builder, 171' length, 29.2' beam, 10.9' depth, 759.88 gross tons. It foundered September 20, 1913 at the Leathem & Smith Stone Quarry in the Town of Sevastopol, at the Green Bay entrance to Sturgeon Bay. The photo also includes an inset picture of the boat in service.

Collection

Door County Archives Photo Collection

Cataloged By

Sally Treichel

Acquisition

Accession

2001.02

Source or Donor

Door County Historical Society - Purchases, etc.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Van Harpen, Jon

Place

Location

Sevastopol/Door/WI

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Shipwrecks, Door County, Steamer, Joseph L. Hurd

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

VanHarpen Disc

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Location

Building

Office/Photo File

Date

September 26, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Notes: Computer generated print made from a picture CD belonging to Jon Van Harpen who also allowed the Door County Archives to make a copy of his CD. The book "Hollow Pits Sunken Ships" by Alan Rowe has a rough map of the location of this boat. Status: OK

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

May 15, 2001

Updated By

Unknown

Update Date

May 7, 2021