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Flint & Pere Marquette No. 1 - 120499

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dc.creator Unknown
dc.date 2008-02-11T17:19:31Z
dc.date 2008-05-07T15:49:03Z
dc.date 2008-02-11T17:19:31Z
dc.date 2008-05-07T15:49:03Z
dc.date 2008-02-11T17:19:31Z
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-16T04:30:44Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-16T04:30:44Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-16
dc.identifier Baus - 13
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/2319
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/2374
dc.description In 1882, the "Flint & Pere Marquette No. 1" - built in Detroit, Michigan - became the first of a fleet of ships operated by the Flint-Pere Marquette Railroad Company; she carried barrels of flour from mills in Minnesota. Because loading individual barrels was time-consuming and costly, the company sold the "Flint & Pere Marquette No. 1" in 1896 and began acquiring larger steel ships capable of carrying rails freight cars.
dc.relation Charles E. Frohman Collection
dc.subject Ships - Great Lakes (North America)
dc.subject Great Lakes (North America) - Navigation - History
dc.subject Great Lakes (North America) - Commerce
dc.subject Shipping - Great Lakes (North America)
dc.title Flint & Pere Marquette No. 1 - 120499
dc.type Image
dc.coverage Great Lakes (North America)
dc.coverage 1882 - 1896


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