Identified as the steamboat ferry Sappho which carried passengers and goods between the Custom House Dock and Mt. Pleasant. The ship "Prairie" is in the background. Originally identified as US ship "Prairie" and steamboat "Sappho" about 1910.
Collection
Sams Photograph Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2004.021.
Source or Donor
Family of Franklin Frost Sams
Acquisition Method
Gift
Made/Created
Artist
Sams, Franklin Frost
Date made
circa 1910
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Ships, Ferries, Steamboats
Search Terms
Marine scenes
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other Number
Other Number
117-3-S
Dimensions
Height
5 in
Width
7 in
Location
Location
Container
PhotoBox 2
Shelf
AV Materials
Room
Margaretta P. Childs Archives
Building
Missroon House
Category
Permanent
Date
February 7, 2023
Location
Building
Missroon/Archives/Photo Collection Shelves
Category
Permanent
Copyright
Copyright Details
Public domain.
General Notes
Note
Notes: Other ID# is that given by Mrs. Levkoff, as well as some of the scene identifications of some of the photos. Other photo identification was provided by a member of the Sams family at some unknown time. See Accession Record for more details.
