vintage image Great Lakes passenger Steamer Northland, of Northern Steamship Co.

Description: Vintage image of Great Lakes Steamship Northland, of the Northern Steamship Co. This photo was purchased from the estate of Mackinac Island photographer, George H. Wickman. There is no ID on the photo but I am assuming the image was taken by him - more on this photographer below. Mark Twain (Samuel Clements) sailed on this ship. "Sam was full of praise for the North Land, and said there wasn't much about the vessel to remind him of the days when he used to pilot a steamboat on the Mississippi river. "It is the best I have ever seen," he said, "in the way of passenger boats. The Fall River steamers are more elaborately decorated, but are more like ocean steamers than the North Land, and not so pleasant and comfortable.""twainsgeography.com/ The Northern Pacific started its own Northern Steamship Company which, from the mid-1890s, operated the steamers, North Land and North West on 7-day round trip cruises between Buffalo to Duluth. Travelers could disembark at several points and were allowed to finish their voyage later in the season.-Wikipedia James J. Hill brought out the finest steam vessels on the Great Lakes, Northwest and Northland, built for the Northern Steamship Company to run between Buffalo and Duluth. Northwest came out in 1894, being built by the Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, 383 feet length, 44 feet beam, 25 feet depth of hold and 4,244 tons, with twin screws driven by engines of 7,000 horse power. These vessels cost $650,000 each and had accommodations for 350 first-class and 300 second-class passengers, and carried no freight.-mfhn.com/glsdb/files/STEAMBOATS "Wickman, George H. Mackinac Island PHOTOGRAPHER ... 1898-1899Detroit street car conductor...1900Adrian PHOTOGRAPHER at 25 Maumee st east... 1906-1907Mackinac Island PHOTOGRAPHER and dealer in photographic materials and supplies... 1906-1908Saint Ignace PHOTOGRAPHER... 1908-1931Mackinac Island PHOTOGRAPHER and dealer in photographic materials and supplies.. 1910-1911Mackinac Island dealer in photographic materials and supplies... 1912-1915Mackinac Island dealer in curios ..1916-1919Boca Grande, Florida, PHOTOGRAPHER...1920Mackinac Island dealer in curios ... 1920-1925Mackinac Island PHOTOGRAPHER and dealer in curios....925Mackinac Island dealer in curios .... 1926-1927Boca Grande, Florida, PHOTOGRAPHER and dealer in curios or gifts ...1930,1940 George was born in Germany about 1868, and he immigrated in 1883. He was a naturalized citizen of the Unitedstates by 1900, and he remained single and lived alone according to all available records. He advertised nationally latein 1906: “FOR SALE - Well located studio in prosperous Southern Michigan town of 15,000 population. Equippedfrom stamp to 14x17 size; cameras and lenses first-class. Best skylight in city - northern exposure; city water and gas;low rent. Fine opening for a good workman. Big bargain for someone....” A 9 ¾ by 7 ½ inch photograph of MackinacIsland entitled: “Old Indian Trail” was copyrighted by G. H. Wickman in 1907. A neat impression of the block houseover “WICKMAN, MACKINAC” was blind stamped into postal photographs. Some of his post cards were made fromnegatives exposed by J. S. Desy of Mackinaw City. Florida post cards were copyrighted by G. H. Wickman, and latercards of Florida scenes were imprinted: “Photo by Wickman, Boca Grande.” George seems to have spent all of hiswinters at Boca Grande between 1920 and 1940 or longer, and to have maintained a seasonal photography and curiobusiness there. He became the largest retailer of post cards on Mackinac Island. Cards from George’s negatives werepress printed by German firms until World War I, when he established an exclusive arrangement with Curt Teich inChicago. One of the things produced by Curt Teich was a mailable package of twenty 2¼ by 3½ inch views ofMackinac Island with printing that included “G. H. WICKMAN, MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH.” in very small letters. George workedon Mackinac Island through the 1930s and 1940s until he sold the business to Robert Benjamin about 1950." - clements.umich.edu/files/tinder_directory Image meas. apx. 5" x 7". Judge condition of images from scan but please ask any and all questions before bidding as I want you to bid with confidence. These are historical images documenting a bygone era ... On multiple purchases please wait for invoice before paying as I combine items to save you money on shipping. Feedback will always be left once it is received. Note - International buyers: I use the Global Shipping program because ebay requires that I have a tracking # on all sales to protect both buyer and seller. Please consider the cost of shipping before bidding on an item. Thank you. Thanks for looking and please check out my other auctions and eBay Store. New images are listed often so come back soon.

Price: 14.99 USD

Location: Royal Oak, Michigan

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