Sweepstakes (tug)

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Creator: Perry, June, Artist
Item Type: Watercolor paintings
Description: One watercolor painting of the tugboat, Sweepstakes. The painting shows a port side view of the tugboat which is underway in fair weather on a lake. The artist has signed her name, "Perry," in the lower right corner. The painting is held in a decorative brown wood frame with a white matte edge.
Sweepstakes was built in 1867 at Cleveland for towing duties in the Huron-Erie Corridor. Her owner, N. H. Strong, belonged to the Detroit Tug Association and St. Clair River Tug Association. She later towed coal barges, then ended up on the East Coast where she sank in 1923.
The artist is June Perry, artist, diver, historian, and wife of maritime historian C. Patrick Labadie.
Date of Original: ca. 1985
Date Of Event: ca. 1870
Dimensions: Width: 30 in
Height: 21 in
Subject(s): Sweepstakes (Tug)
Local identifier: 2006.004.116
Collection: Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Language of Item: English
Donor: June Perry
Copyright Statement: Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
Contact: Association for Great Lakes Maritime History
Website:
https://aglmh.net

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Sweepstakes (tug)

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One watercolor painting of the tugboat, Sweepstakes. The painting shows a port side view of the tugboat which is underway in fair weather on a lake. The artist has signed her name, "Perry," in the lower right corner. The painting is held in a decorative brown wood frame with a white matte edge.
Sweepstakes was built in 1867 at Cleveland for towing duties in the Huron-Erie Corridor. Her owner, N. H. Strong, belonged to the Detroit Tug Association and St. Clair River Tug Association. She later towed coal barges, then ended up on the East Coast where she sank in 1923.
The artist is June Perry, artist, diver, historian, and wife of maritime historian C. Patrick Labadie.