Name/Title
Tubal CainContext
Hand written history of ship on backing paper: "Barkintine [sic] 'Tubal Cain.' Built 1866 for service on the Great Lakes to carry grain from the upper lakes through the old Wetland Canal, and back with coal.
Tonnage 340. Dimensions 140' x 26' x 12'. Probably owned by Byron Whitker of Detroit. Stranded 1867 at Two Rivers Pt. (Wisconsin), Lake Michigan, laden with grain. Settled down in quick sand where she remained. Built at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by S.M. [?] Jones."Collection
Artwork Collection, Marine CollectionMade/Created
Date made
circa 1866 - circa 1867Notes
Maybe ca. 1866 based on dates of activity for the Tubal Cain.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Framed SizeHeight
21 inWidth
26 in