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WYANDOTTE Steamer photo print S.S. WYANDOTTE
WYANDOTTE Steamer photo print S.S. WYANDOTTE
Photo #729
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by Jan Kaulins


WYANDOTTE STEAMER photo picture print for sale of old Wyandotte MI vintage S.S. WYANDOTTE STEAMSHIP photograph pictures prints photography for sale. This WYANDOTTE STEAMSHIP photo print for sale is made from the original vintage (ca. 1910) original black and white negative/photo. This is a very rare image of The S.S. WYANDOTTE on The Detroit River around 1910. On the bow of this historic vessel can be read 'WYANDOTTE'. In the distance in the background, docked along the Riverfront of Detroit can be seen the Bob-Lo Boats. Also seen in this rare WYANDOTTE STEAMSHIP photo picture print we can see the silhoutte of a large statue of CHIEF WYANDOTTE with bow and arrow in hand, atop the top of the smoking chimney! The large sign in the mid section reads "Detroit & Sugar Island Line". Sugar Island is a small island in the Detroit River between Grosse Ile and Boblo Island.

Sugar Island is part of Grosse Ile Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA, and lies about 0.5 miles west of the border with Canada. Currently the island is uninhabited and was recently converted to wildlife refuge by the US Fish and Wildlife service. The majority of the island is wooded and it is known for its white sandy beaches and easy access by boat.
In the early part of the 20th century (c. 1900-1940), Sugar Island was the site of a resort park and large dance pavilion. Access to the island was by the steam ferry WYANDOTTE and also the SS Tashmoo. Tashmoo met her fate on the night of June 18, 1936 while departing Sugar Island she struck a rock. She was able to land her passengers in Amherstburg, Ontario before sinking.


When Detroit had the reputation of being the greatest excursion port in the country, except New York City, this Steamer Wyandotte, of the Ashley & Dustin Line, covered the Sugar Island route, which included stopping at WYANDOTTE Michigan. That was around 1910-1915, before the motor car played havoc with the steamboat excursions. The S.S. WYANDOTTE, seen in this historic photo, went to the Atlantic coast when its days on the Sugar Island Detroit River route was over. This is a very rare image of it during these glory years of the Steamboats on The Detroit River.

THESE BLACK AND WHITE DETROIT PHOTO ART PRINTS ARE VERY HIGH QUALITY REPRODUCTIONS OF ORIGINAL OLD VINTAGE HISTORICAL DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS. THESE SEPIA TONED DETROIT BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS ARE OFFERED FOR SALE HERE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. THEY HAVE BEEN MADE FROM ORIGINAL NEGATIVES OR ORIGINAL FIRST GENERATION PRINTS, MANY OF THEM ARE 50 YEARS OLD AND SOME DATE TO THE EARLY 1920's AND 1930's. THE RARE OLD DETROIT ORIGINAL PHOTOS AND BLACK AND WHITE NEGATIVES USED FOR THESE PRINTS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, NATIONAL ARCHIVES, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS AND NUMEROUS PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. IT HAS TAKEN SEVERAL YEARS TO PUT THESE OFFERINGS TOGETHER ON THIS WEBSITE. MANY OF THESE PHOTOS ORIGINALLY CAME FROM OLD DEFUNCT NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARCHIVES, WHERE THEY WERE USED ONCE FOR A STORY AND THEN USUALLY JUST THIS ONE ORIGINAL PRINT WAS MADE AND KEPT FOR THEIR ARCHIVES. HENCE, THESE HISTORICAL IMAGES WERE NOT ORIGINALLY MADE TO BE FOR SALE, BUT WERE TO BE USED AS IMAGES FOR NEWS STORIES AS THEY UNFOLDED--MAKING THESE IMAGES EXTREMELY RARE HAVING SURVIVED SO MANY YEARS. VERY FEW OF THESE IMAGES HAVE EVER BEEN OFFERED FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL NOW.

THE ORIGINAL OLD DETROIT BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE DIGITALLY BEEN RE-MASTERED AND ALL MAJOR FLAWS, SUCH AS TEARS, SRACTCHES, MISSING PIECES, FOLDS, INK STAINS ETC. ON THESE RARE PHOTOS HAVE BEEN PAINSTAKINGLY REMOVED AND CORRECTED AND HIGH QUALITY PRINTS OF THESE HISTORIC RARE DETROIT BLACK AND WHITE SEPIA TONED PHOTOS ARE NOW OFFERED, FOR THE FIRST TIME, ON THIS WEBSITE WWW.OldDetroitPhotos.COM . THESE PHOTOS HAVE BEEN BEAUTIFUL RESTORED AND ARTISTICALLY SEPIA TONED AND OFFERED IN A LIMITED EDITION OF INDIVIDUALLY PRINTED PHOTO PRINTS. THEY ARE READY FOR DISPLAY IN YOUR HOME OR OFFICE. HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO OWN AND ENJOY SOME VERY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY.
 

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