Name/Title
North and South American 1936Entry/Object ID
2023.10.366Description
Aerial (or from tall building) photo of two passenger steamships moored in the Chicago downriver of the Michigan Avenue Bridge.
This image was featured as History Mystery #124 with the text: These steamers spent many winters docked at the Pavilion in the 1920s. The aerial photo was taken of the Chicago River at Michigan Ave. The vessels were the North American and South American.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Digital scanSubject Person or Organization
North American (ship), South American (ship)Context
From 1914 to 1924 these mighty ships parked for the winter in Saugatuck.Collection
Nautical, Transportation: waterCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2023.10Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionNotes
These photos were published by Jack Sheridan for Commercial Record "History Mystery" features.Location
* Untyped Location
Digital data in CatalogItGeneral Notes
Note
These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023.Create Date
November 5, 2023Update Date
November 5, 2023
