Great Lakes Art Database

Steam Tug Samson towing schooners

Description
Creator
Wilcox, Ruth Dawes, Artist
Item Type
Paintings
Notes
From Captain W.P. Benham: Tug Samson and tow going out of Pt. Huron rapids with schooners making sail as tug will let go about three miles out on Lake Huron and schooners proceed under sail. First vessel is Sch. [Henry] C. Richards, 664 net tonnage carrying 1300 tons, W. P. Benham, Master. Queen City, second vessel, S.E. Benham, master, about 1400 tons. Zach Chandler, third vessel, C.A. Benham, master, about 1300 tons. C. H. Johnson, fourth vessel, Capt. Charles Wallace, master, seven hundred tons. Reindeer, fifth vessel, Capt. Wm. Sommerville, master, seven hundred tons. All loaded with coal for Lake Michigan ports.
Date of Original
1925
Dimensions
Width: 32 in
Height: 24 in
Subject(s)
Towing
Tugboats
Queen City (Schooner)
Reindeer (Schooner)
Samson (Tug)
C. H. Johnson (Schooner)
Henry C. Richards (Schooner)
Zach Chandler (Schooner)
Collection
Private Collector
Geographic Coverage
  • Saint Clair River
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 43.0084869655358 Longitude: -82.4164505273437
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
Contact
Association for Great Lakes Maritime History
Website:
https://aglmh.net

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Steam Tug Samson towing schooners