TBRC-17 [Bulk Freighters]
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[TBRC-17: Bulk Finding Aid: C. Patrick Labadie Collections Freighters] Collection name: C. Patrick Labadie Collection Collection number: TBRC -1 through 18 [TBRC-17 = BULK FREIGHTERS] Dates: Late 18th Century to early 20th Century. Quantity: 385 linear feet + 6 (5 draw) map cabinets. Provenance note: Collection gathered & researched since early adulthood. Donated by C. Patrick & June Labadie in 2003 to NOAA; housed and managed by the Alpena County Library. Biographical & Historical Information: The son and grandson of shipyard workers, Charles Patrick Labadie was reared in Detroit and attended the University of Detroit. He began his career with the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, became director of the Saugatuck Marine Museum, then earned a master’s license for tugs and worked for Gaelic Tugboat Company in Detroit. He directed Duluth’s Canal Park Museum (now Lake Superior Maritime Visitors Center) from its founding in 1973 until 2001. In 2003, he was appointed historian for the NOAA’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan. Scope & Content: This is an extensive 19th Century Great Lakes maritime history collection. The vessel database is accessible through library’s website. See the library’s card catalog to search the book collection. The major components of the collection are: vessels, cargo, biographical, canals, owners, ports, technology / shipbuilding = broken down by vessels types (i.e. sail, tugs, propellers), and machinery. Files include photographs, newspaper accounts, publications, vessel plans, maps & charts, and research notes. Access: Open to research. Preferred Citation: C. Patrick Labadie Collection, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Alpena, MI. [TBRC-17: Bulk Finding Aid: C. Patrick Labadie Collections Freighters] Contents: TBRC-17: TECHNICAL – BULK FREIGHTERS Box 1: Folders 1. Archaeological Studies: CHISHOLM, HENRY, 1880 2. Archaeological Studies: COFFINBERRY, H. D., 1874 3. Archaeological Studies: HACKETT, R. J., 1869 4. Archaeological Studies: HESPER, 1890 (photographs, history) 5. Archaeological Studies: HESPER, 1890 (technical drawings/plans) 6. Archaeological Studies: HESPER, 1890 (maps) 7. Archaeological Studies: JARECKI, MARY, 1871 8. Archaeological Studies: LOUISANA, 1887 9. Archaeological Studies: MASSACHUSETTS, 1881 10. Archaeological Studies: MONOHANSETT, 1872 (OWEN, IRA H.) 11. Archaeological Studies: MOORE, SMITH, 1880 (photographs) 12. Archaeological Studies: MOORE, SMITH, 1880 (tech. drawings/plans) 13. Archaeological Studies: ONOKO, 1882 (photographs, histories) 14. Archaeological Studies: ONOKO, 1882 (technical drawings/plans) 15. Archaeological Studies: SITKA, 1887 16. Archaeological Studies: STAPLES, GALE, 1888 17. Archaeological Studies: WETMORE, W. L., 1871 Box 2: Folders 1. Advertisements 2. Enrollments, Mortgages, Fit-Out Supply List 3. Newspaper clippings: 1850s-1870s 4. Newspaper clippings: 1880-1885 5. Newspaper clippings: 1886-1889 6. Newspaper clippings: 1890-1895 7. Newspaper clippings: 1896-1899 8. Newspaper clippings: 1900s 9. Trip summaries (1908-1973, various vessels) 10. Vessel Lists & Statistics / Capacities 11. Vessel Lists & Statistics / Capacities: “1907-08 Statistics” 12. Vessel Lists & Statistics / Capacities: “Pittsburgh Steamship Co., 1905” 13. Vessel Lists & Statistics / Capacities: “U.S. Steel Co. 1944 Fleet…Performance Statistics” 14. Vessel Lists & Statistics / Capacities: “U.S. Steel Co.1970 Fleet Register” Box 3: Folders 1. Histories & Articles: Miscellaneous 2. Histories & Articles: Miscellaneous 3. Histories & Articles: “Current trends in the design of iron-ore ships” 4. Histories & Articles: “Great Lakes bulk carriers – history” 5. Histories & Articles: “Great Lakes vessels: fundamentals of design & operation” 6. Histories & Articles: “Historical perspective in development of Great Lakes bulk freighters and a view toward the 21st Century” [TBRC-17: Bulk Finding Aid: C. Patrick Labadie Collections Freighters] 7. Histories & Articles: Individual vessels 8. Histories & Articles: “Modern ore carriers” 9. Histories & Articles: “Shipbuilding…” from 1900 Census 10. Histories & Articles: “Transportation on the Great Lakes of North America” Box 4: SELF-UNLOADERS, pre 1950 – BARGES (steel) Folders 1. SELF-UNLOADERS: Histories & Articles 2. SELF-UNLOADERS: Photographs, A – F ALPENA ARAGON BARKER, JAMES R. BARTH, L. L. CALCITE CONNEAUT DYER, GEORGE H. FITZGERALD, W. E. FONTANA 3. SELF-UNLOADERS: Photographs, H – S HENNEPIN HURON MATHER, SAMUEL (CLIFTON) MATHIOTT, E. G. MOODY, R. E. PAISLEY, ROBERT J. REISS, J. L. STONEFAX 4. SELF-UNLOADERS: Photographs, T – W TATE, BEN E. TOPEKA Unidentified WHITE, W. P. WYANDOTTE 5. SELF-UNLOADERS: Technical Drawings / Plans Misc. & Unidentified ALGOSEA ALPENA BRADLEY, CARL D. CLYMER, I. L. CONNEAUT (see separate file) MUNSON, JOHN G. OLYMPIC Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd Carriers VALLEY CAMP [TBRC-17: Bulk Finding Aid: C. Patrick Labadie Collections Freighters] WHITE, W. F. WOLVERINE WYANDOTTE YOUNG, COL. E. M. 6. SELF-UNLOADERS: Technical Drawings/ Plans CONNEAUT 7. SELF-UNLOADERS: Vessel List 8. BARGES: Histories, Technical Drawings, Vessel List, Distance Chart 9. BARGES: Photographs, A – M ANTRIM AURANIA CARRINGTON CONSTITUTION CORLISS, GEORGE H. FRITZ, JOHN JENNEY, W. LEBARON MADEIRA MAGNA MAIA MAIDA MANILA MARCIA MARSALA MARTHA 10. BARGES: Photographs, N – W NASMYTH, J. NORTON, DAVID Z. ROEBLING, JOHN A. SAGAMORE SMEATON, JOHN SWEDEROPE THOMPSON, A. W. TYRONE Unidentified WARRINER, S. D. Box 5: WHALEBACKS Folders 1. WHALEBACKS: Histories & Articles 2. WHALEBACKS: Histories & Articles: “McDougall’s dream; the American Whaleback” 3. WHALEBACKS: Histories & Articles: “Pigboat…the story of the Whalebacks” 4. WHALEBACKS: Newspaper Clippings, 1887-1890 5. WHALEBACKS: Newspaper Clippings, 1891 6. WHALEBACKS: Newspaper Clippings, 1892-1894-1900s [TBRC-17: Bulk Finding Aid: C. Patrick Labadie Collections Freighters] 7. WHALEBACKS: Photographs, A – E ANDASTE BARTLETT, E. B. CHOCTAW COLBY, JOSEPH L. COLGATE, JAMES B. COLUMBUS, CHRISTOPHER ERICSSON, JOHN 8. WHALEBACKS: Photographs, H – P HOLLEY, ALEXANDER HOYT, COLGATE MATHER, SAMUEL McDOUGALL, ALEXANDER METEOR PATHFINDER PILLSBURY (b. CORT, HENRY) 9. WHALEBACKS: Photographs, R – T ROCKEFELLER, FRANK SAGAMORE SCOTTISH HERO THOMPSON, A. D. TREVOR, JOHN B. TURRET CAPE TURRET CHIEF TURRET COURT TURRET CROWN 10. WHALEBACKS: Photographs, W – Y WASHBURN WETMORE, CHARLES W. WILSON, THOMAS YUMA 11. WHALEBACKS: Photographs, Barges 101, 102, 103, 105, 107, 110, 115, 117, 118, 130, 131, 132, 134, 137, Unidentified 12. WHALEBACKS: Photographs, Shipyard / Dry dock 13. WHALEBACKS: Photographs, Unidentified 14. WHALEBACKS: Technical Drawings / Plans General design & machinery / equipment CITY OF EVERETT Barge No. 101 ERICSSON, JOHN HOLLEY, ALEXANDER McDOUGALL, ALEXANDER [TBRC-17: Bulk Finding Aid: C. Patrick Labadie Collections Freighters] ROCKEFELLER, FRANK Unidentified 15. WHALEBACKS: Technical Drawings / Plans; “A Whaleback Prospectus” (from Telescope) 16. WHALEBACKS: Vessel lists & Statistics Box 6: Folders 1. Photographs: Wood Hull, pre 1880; A – E ALCONA ARGONAUT BARNUM, WM. H. BIRCKHEAD, P. H. BROWN, W. L. CLEVELAND COFFINBERRY, H. D. CORMORANT DAVIDSON, JAMES EDWARDS, WILLIAM 2. Photographs: Wood Hull, pre 1880, F – G FAIRBANK, N. K. FAY, JOSEPH S. FOREST CITY GLIDDEN, JNO. N. GRAVES, WM T. 3. Photographs: Wood Hull, pre 1880, H – I HACKETT, R. J. HALE, E. B. HAVANA HURLBUT, CHAUNCY IRELAND 4. Photographs: Wood Hull, pre 1880, K – M KELLY, FRED KERSHAW, CHARLES J. KETCHUM, V. H. LORD, JARVIS MINNEAPOLIS MONOHANSETT 5. Photographs: Wood Hull, pre 1880, N - Q NAHANT NEW YORK NORSEMAN OHIO OSCODA QUITO [TBRC-17: Bulk Finding Aid: C. Patrick Labadie Collections Freighters] 6. Photographs: Wood Hull, pre 1880, R – S RALEIGH RUST, DAVID W. SHELDON, SARAH E. SMITH, ANNA SPARTA SUPERIOR SWAIN, V. 7. Photographs: Wood Hull, pre 1880, T – W TECUMSEH TUTTLE, H. B. TOWNSEND, OSCAR VIENNA WETMORE, W. L. WILSON, D. M. 8. Photographs: Wood Hull, pre 1880, Unidentified 9. Photographs: Wood Hull, 1880-1885, A – CITY OF AKLEY, H. C. AUSTRALASIA AVERY, WALDO A. (b. PHENIX) BUSINESS BUTTERONI, KATE (b. FALCON) CHISHOLM, HENRY CHRISTIE, T. S. CITY OF CLEVELAND CITY OF ROME 10. Photographs: Wood Hull, 1880-1885, CL - F CLYDE COLONIAL COLUMBIA CONTINENTAL CUMBERLAND DRAKE, M. M. ESCANABA EVERETT, A. FARWELL, JESSE H. FOLSOM, A. 11. Photographs: Wood Hull, 1880-1885, H – M HIAWATHA HOPE, GEORGE T. HOPKINS, A. L. IRON AGE [TBRC-17: Bulk Finding Aid: C. Patrick Labadie Collections Freighters] IRON CHIEF w/ IRON STATE & IRON AGE IRON CLIFF IRON DUKE KASOTA KEYSTONE KIRBY, S. R. LYCOMING LYON, JOHN B. MACY, S. J. MARQUETTE MERRIMAC MINNESOTA MONTEAGLE MORLEY, W. B. 12. Photographs: Wood Hull, 1880-1885, N – R NEW ORLEANS OREGON PACKER, HARRY A. PRATT, PASCAL P. PROGRESS QUEEN OF THE WEST RANNEY, RUFUS P. REPUBLIC RICHARDS, RUBE 13. Photographs: Wood Hull, 1880-1885, S- W SAGINAW VALLEY ST. ANDREWS ST. PAUL SHERIFFS, JIM SIBERIA SPECULAR SPENCER, GEORGE TACOMA WALLACE, ROBERT WALLULA WHITNEY, D. C. WORTHINGTON, H. L. 14. Photographs: Wood Hull, 1880-1885, Unidentified Box 7: Folders 1. Photographs: Wood Hull, 1886-1890, A – D ADAMS, TOM [TBRC-17: Bulk Finding Aid: C. Patrick Labadie Collections Freighters] AMOUR, PHILIP D. AURORA BRITANNIC BUELL, F. R. BULGARIA CASE (see LOCKWOOD, JAMES C.) CHEROKEE CRAIG, JOHN DENVER DYER, GEORGE H. (b. HENNEPIN) 2. Photographs: Wood Hull, 1886-1890, E – G EDDY, CHARLES A. EDDY, JOHN F. EGAN, WILEY M. ELFIN-MERE ELPHICKE, C. W. FEDORA FITZGERALD, R. P. FLEETWOOD FLINT, OSCAR