Great Lakes Transit Co Steamship Octorara, Mackinal Island,MI. G.H.Wickman photo

Description: Vintage image of Great Lakes ship Octorara coming in to Mackinac Island, Mi. to dock and unload her payload of passengers. This photo was purchased from the estate of Mackinac Island photographer, George H. Wickman. There is no ID on the photo but I am assuming the image was taken by him - more on this photographer below. Octorara1910 Octorara 1942 (1951) Steel Great Lakes passenger and package freight vessel Built at Wyandotte MI by Detroit Shipbuilding Co., Hull 181Launched Dec 11, 1909 361’ LOA, 340’ LBP, 45’ beam, 28’ depth3 decks, coal-fired boilers, quadruple expansion engine, 2500 IHP Enrolled at Detroit MI March 31, 1910 (Temp #80)340.0 x 45.2 x 28.0, 4329 GT, 2619 NT US 207175 to:Conemaugh Steamship Co. Reenrolled at Erie PA June 3, 1910 (#17) to:Erie & Western Transportation Co., Erie PA (home port to Erie PA)Great Lakes fleet of Pennsylvania Railroad, also known as “Anchor Line” Entered service 1910 Fleet sold Feb 22, 1916 to Great Lakes Transit Corporation, Buffalo NY (home port to Buffalo NY)The railroads were required under the provisions of the Panama Canal Act of 1912 to divest themselves of competing vessels. Great Lakes Transit Corporation was organized to own and operate these vessels. The burning of the str. Morro Castle , with heavy loss of life, off Asbury Park NJ on Sept 8, 1934 resulted in many new safety regulations. Vessel was not considered worth the cost of the necessary modifications and was retired after the 1936 season and laid up at Buffalo NY. Sold 1940 to Sand Products Corporation, Milwaukee WI. Sold 1942 to U. S. Coast Guard for use as a barracks for recruits. Transferred 1943 to U. S. Army, towed down the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans LA and converted into a troop transport for use in the western Pacific Ocean. Laid up in California after World War II and scrapped 1951 in San Francisco CA.- greatlakesvesselhistory.com/histories-by-name/o/octorara "Wickman, George H. Mackinac Island PHOTOGRAPHER ... 1898-1899Detroit street car conductor...1900Adrian PHOTOGRAPHER at 25 Maumee st east... 1906-1907Mackinac Island PHOTOGRAPHER and dealer in photographic materials and supplies... 1906-1908Saint Ignace PHOTOGRAPHER... 1908-1931Mackinac Island PHOTOGRAPHER and dealer in photographic materials and supplies.. 1910-1911Mackinac Island dealer in photographic materials and supplies... 1912-1915Mackinac Island dealer in curios ..1916-1919Boca Grande, Florida, PHOTOGRAPHER...1920Mackinac Island dealer in curios ... 1920-1925Mackinac Island PHOTOGRAPHER and dealer in curios....925Mackinac Island dealer in curios .... 1926-1927Boca Grande, Florida, PHOTOGRAPHER and dealer in curios or gifts ...1930,1940 George was born in Germany about 1868, and he immigrated in 1883. He was a naturalized citizen of the Unitedstates by 1900, and he remained single and lived alone according to all available records. He advertised nationally latein 1906: “FOR SALE - Well located studio in prosperous Southern Michigan town of 15,000 population. Equippedfrom stamp to 14x17 size; cameras and lenses first-class. Best skylight in city - northern exposure; city water and gas;low rent. Fine opening for a good workman. Big bargain for someone....” A 9 ¾ by 7 ½ inch photograph of MackinacIsland entitled: “Old Indian Trail” was copyrighted by G. H. Wickman in 1907. A neat impression of the block houseover “WICKMAN, MACKINAC” was blind stamped into postal photographs. Some of his post cards were made fromnegatives exposed by J. S. Desy of Mackinaw City. Florida post cards were copyrighted by G. H. Wickman, and latercards of Florida scenes were imprinted: “Photo by Wickman, Boca Grande.” George seems to have spent all of hiswinters at Boca Grande between 1920 and 1940 or longer, and to have maintained a seasonal photography and curiobusiness there. He became the largest retailer of post cards on Mackinac Island. Cards from George’s negatives werepress printed by German firms until World War I, when he established an exclusive arrangement with Curt Teich inChicago. One of the things produced by Curt Teich was a mailable package of twenty 2¼ by 3½ inch views ofMackinac Island with printing that included “G. H. WICKMAN, MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH.” in very small letters. George workedon Mackinac Island through the 1930s and 1940s until he sold the business to Robert Benjamin about 1950." - clements.umich.edu/files/tinder_directory Image meas. apx. 5" x 7". Judge condition of images from scan but please ask any and all questions before bidding as I want you to bid with confidence. These are historical images documenting a bygone era ... On multiple purchases please wait for invoice before paying as I combine items to save you money on shipping. Feedback will always be left once it is received. 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Price: 17.99 USD

Location: Royal Oak, Michigan

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