Great Lakes Art Database

Island Queen

Description
Creator
Dowling, Edward J., S.J., Artist
Item Type
Watercolor paintings
Description
The small steamer Island Queen was built for Datus Kelley in 1855 by Daniel Dibble on Kelley's Island in Lake Erie. She initially ran from Sandusky, Ohio to the islands, and later was owned by various Detroit interests, running from that city to the Lake Erie islands. Reduced to a barge in 1876, and sank near Grand Haven that same year.
Date of Original
ca. 1964
Date Of Event
ca. 1855
Subject(s)
Island Queen (steamboat)
Local identifier
1963.274.002
Collection
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Lake Erie
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 41.5885380624768 Longitude: -82.7082257685547
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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Island Queen


The small steamer Island Queen was built for Datus Kelley in 1855 by Daniel Dibble on Kelley's Island in Lake Erie. She initially ran from Sandusky, Ohio to the islands, and later was owned by various Detroit interests, running from that city to the Lake Erie islands. Reduced to a barge in 1876, and sank near Grand Haven that same year.