Great Lakes Art Database

"Greater Detroit and Greater Buffalo"

Description
Creator
Geissler, M.S., Artist
Item Type
Paintings
Description
This oil-on-canvas painting, signed by M.S. Geissler, illustrates the passenger steamships Greater Buffalo and Greater Detroit, of the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company. The painting shows port side bow views of the two vessels, with the elongation typical of steamship advertising of the period. This painting was later distributed as a lithograph.
Date of Original
ca. 1924
Date Of Event
ca. 1924
Dimensions
Width: 30 in
Height: 18 in
Subject(s)
Greater Detroit (steamboat)
Greater Buffalo (steamboat)
Local identifier
2016.142.001
Collection
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Detroit
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 42.33143 Longitude: -83.04575
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
Contact
Detroit Historical Society
Email:jeremyd@detroithistorical.org
Website:
http://detroithistorical.org

Street/mail address:

Jeremy Dimick

Director of Collections & Curatorial

Detroit Historical Society

5401 Woodward Avenue

Detroit, MI USA 48202

P. 313.297.8391

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"Greater Detroit and Greater Buffalo"


This oil-on-canvas painting, signed by M.S. Geissler, illustrates the passenger steamships Greater Buffalo and Greater Detroit, of the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company. The painting shows port side bow views of the two vessels, with the elongation typical of steamship advertising of the period. This painting was later distributed as a lithograph.