File:Christopher Columbus whaleback ccengine crop.jpg
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 The S.S. Christopher Columbus was a whaleback excursion liner designed by Alexander McDougall and built in 1892-1893 in Superior, Wisconsin by American Steel Barge Company for service to ferry passengers to and from the World's Columbian Exposition, and later placed in general and excursion service to various ports around the Great Lakes. This image is of her engine, built 1892 by S. F. Hodge and Co., Detroit. The engine is a triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine. Cylinder dimensions are 26, 42, and 70 inches, with a 42 inch stroke |
| Date | ilustration presumably created circa 1892, published 1897. Uploaded 18 August 2007 by Lar |
| Source | Image originally published in "Blue Book of American Shipping", Cleveland, OH: Marine Review, 1897, page 168 and found online at the Maritime History of the Great Lakes site Image found on this page as this url and cropped to remove excess whitespace by uploader, Lar |
| Author | Unknown author |
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PD Old, see below, this was published before 1923 |
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