Great Lakes Art Database

Put-In-Bay

Description
Creator
Clary, Jim, Artist
Item Type
Lithographs
Description
The Put-In-Bay was designed by Frank Kirby and launched in 1911 at the Wyandotte yards of the Detroit Shipbuilding Company. It ran daily passenger excursions from Detroit to the Lake Erie Islands, Sandusky and Toledo for the Ashley & Dustin Steamer Line. Laid up in 1951, it was sold for scrap and burned down to iron and steel on Lake St. Clair in October, 1953. Final scrapping performed along the Rouge River.
This lithograph is from a painting by "Captain" Jim Clary, who operated a studio in St. Clair, Michigan. This print is part of his "Great Lakes History in Art" series.
Date of Original
1974
Date Of Event
ca. 1948
Subject(s)
Put-in-Bay (Propeller)
Ambassador Bridge, Detroit
Local identifier
2006.004.152
Collection
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Geographic Coverage
  • Detroit
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 42.3145496766502 Longitude: -83.0689242858887
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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Put-In-Bay


The Put-In-Bay was designed by Frank Kirby and launched in 1911 at the Wyandotte yards of the Detroit Shipbuilding Company. It ran daily passenger excursions from Detroit to the Lake Erie Islands, Sandusky and Toledo for the Ashley & Dustin Steamer Line. Laid up in 1951, it was sold for scrap and burned down to iron and steel on Lake St. Clair in October, 1953. Final scrapping performed along the Rouge River.
This lithograph is from a painting by "Captain" Jim Clary, who operated a studio in St. Clair, Michigan. This print is part of his "Great Lakes History in Art" series.