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Oh, this is quite the view of Duluth. The incline lift is clearly seen.
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The whaleback freighter Thomas Wilson (right) and an unidentified whaleback barge (left) at the foot of Seventh Avenue West in Duluth, Minn., circa 1892-1893 (Image Source: University of Minnesota Duluth – Kathryn A. Martin Library - Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections).
The photographer was George A. Newton. The tug on the right appears to the Pearl B. Campbell of the Inman Tug Line of Duluth.
Additional Historical Information – Thomas Wilson
Launched in 1892, the whaleback bulk freighter Thomas Wilson was built at West Superior, Wis. by the American Steel Barge Co. Designed for the iron ore trade, the 320-foot vessel was constructed for the company’s leasing business based in Buffalo, N.Y.
In 1900, the American Steel Barge fleet was sold to the Bessemer Steamship Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, which was owned by John D. Rockefeller. The Bessemer fleet was merged a year later with the Pittsburgh Steamship Co., a subsidiary of Andrew Carnegie’s U.S. Steel Corp.
On June 7, 1902, the whaleback freighter sank in Lake Superior off Duluth following a collision with the wooden bulk freighter George G. Hadley. The whaleback was outbound with a load of iron ore bound for Chicago, Ill. at the time of the collision.
The Thomas Wilson sank beneath the waves in about three minutes and five members of its crew were lost. The vessel’s wreck lies substantially intact in 70 feet of water off the lake side of the Duluth Ship Canal. It is one of the best remaining examples of a whaleback vessel.
The hull, however, suffered considerable damage amidships during the collision. There is also some damage to its superstructure and forward midsection. The interior of the vessel, however, has survived virtually unchanged since its loss in 1902.
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The whaleback freighter Thomas Wilson (right) and an unidentified whaleback barge (left) at the foot of Seventh Avenue West in Duluth, Minn., circa 1892-1893 (Image Source: University of Minnesota Duluth – Kathryn A. Martin Library - Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections).
The photographer was George A. Newton. The tug on the right appears to the Pearl B. Campbell of the Inman Tug Line of Duluth.
Additional Historical Information – Thomas Wilson
Launched in 1892, the whaleback bulk freighter Thomas Wilson was built at West Superior, Wis. by the American Steel Barge Co. Designed for the iron ore trade, the 320-foot vessel was constructed for the company’s leasing business based in Buffalo, N.Y.
In 1900, the American Steel Barge fleet was sold to the Bessemer Steamship Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, which was owned by John D. Rockefeller. The Bessemer fleet was merged a year later with the Pittsburgh Steamship Co., a subsidiary of Andrew Carnegie’s U.S. Steel Corp.
On June 7, 1902, the whaleback freighter sank in Lake Superior off Duluth following a collision with the wooden bulk freighter George G. Hadley. The whaleback was outbound with a load of iron ore bound for Chicago, Ill. at the time of the collision.
The Thomas Wilson sank beneath the waves in about three minutes and five members of its crew were lost. The vessel’s wreck lies substantially intact in 70 feet of water off the lake side of the Duluth Ship Canal. It is one of the best remaining examples of a whaleback vessel.
The hull, however, suffered considerable damage amidships during the collision. There is also some damage to its superstructure and forward midsection. The interior of the vessel, however, has survived virtually unchanged since its loss in 1902.
