Great Lakes Art Database

Windsor carferry

Description
Creator
Moss, William
Item Type
Paintings
Description
This acrylic painting of the "Windsor Train Barge - Loaded" shows a view of a railroad car ferry crossing the Detroit River. The pilot house on the viewer's right and smoke is coming out of both smokestacks. Built at Toledo in 1930 for this service, the image shows the ferry in Wabash Railroad livery. In 1969, the ship was reduced to a car float, powered by a tug. The painting was donated by the Great Lakes Maritime Institute.
Date of Original
1980
Date Of Event
1980
Dimensions
Width: 26 in
Height: 20 in
Subject(s)
Windsor (Ferry)
Local identifier
1981.032.002
Collection
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Detroit
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 42.3165806318851 Longitude: -83.0708125610352
Donor
Great Lakes Maritime Institute
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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Windsor carferry


This acrylic painting of the "Windsor Train Barge - Loaded" shows a view of a railroad car ferry crossing the Detroit River. The pilot house on the viewer's right and smoke is coming out of both smokestacks. Built at Toledo in 1930 for this service, the image shows the ferry in Wabash Railroad livery. In 1969, the ship was reduced to a car float, powered by a tug. The painting was donated by the Great Lakes Maritime Institute.