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Pictured in this postcard is
the Theodore Roosevelt, the Indiana Transportation Company's flagship. She was built by the Toledo
Shipbuilding Company in 1906. Artist-rendering and colorization of a photograph. From the Kurt H. Gregory Collection
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The Theodore Roosevelt steaming in from Lake Michigan, circa 1929.
Photographed by the co-founder's grandfather while fishing from the pier. This ship was also chartered by
Western Electric for the picnic and was docked on the east side of the Clark Street bridge. From the Karl J. Sup Collection
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The Theodore Roosevelt, circa 1929. Not much sightseeing on such a foggy
and hazy day. Note the modifications from the early picture. The ship was active until 1946, and eventually
scrapped at Milwaukee in 1950. From the Karl J. Sup Collection
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The Theodore Roosevelt, circa 1909.
From the Karl J. Sup Collection
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The Theodore Roosevelt, circa 1946.
From the Karl J. Sup Collection
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The Missouri of the Northern Michigan Transportation Company, circa 1920. The Missouri was docked on the north side of the Chicago river downstream from the Eastland. Captain William T. Bright hurried to the Eastland and is credited for suggesting the spreading of ashes from the tugboat fireboxes on the side of the Eastland for better traction. From the Karl J. Sup Collection
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The City of South Haven, circa 1915. This ship also ran passenger and mail routes on Lake Michigan. The South Haven was docked on the north side of the Chicago river across from the Eastland. From the Karl J. Sup Collection
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The City of South Haven follows the Eastland out onto a blustery Lake Michigan, circa 1907. Courtesy George W. Hilton, from Eastland: Legacy of the Titanic.
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The Racine, formerly the Argo.
From the Karl J. Sup Collection
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The Christopher Columbus, circa 1909.
From the Karl J. Sup Collection
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The Christopher Columbus, circa 1909.
From the Karl J. Sup Collection
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