Great Lakes Art Database

Jesse James

Description
Creator
Miles, Roy, Artist
Item Type
Paintings
Description
This oil-on-artist's board view of the tug, Jesse James, shows the tug in Pringle Barge Line livery of black hull and white superstructure. The vessel, built at Manitowoc in 1923 as the John E. Meyer, and renamed in 1940, is seen passing an industrial waterfront presumed to be Detroit. Donor is unknown.
Date of Original
1954
Date Of Event
ca. 1954
Dimensions
Width: 24 in
Height: 18 in
Subject(s)
Tugboats
Jesse James (Propeller)
Local identifier
2005.004.074
Collection
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Detroit
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 42.3121378321806 Longitude: -83.0759624023437
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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Jesse James


This oil-on-artist's board view of the tug, Jesse James, shows the tug in Pringle Barge Line livery of black hull and white superstructure. The vessel, built at Manitowoc in 1923 as the John E. Meyer, and renamed in 1940, is seen passing an industrial waterfront presumed to be Detroit. Donor is unknown.