Title

Looking down from old fort, Mackinac Island, Mich., c1908. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Looking down from old fort, Mackinac Island, Mich., c1908. Showing ships at a dock, including the black hulled steamer Juniata. Fort Mackinac was built by the British during the American Revolutionary War to control the strategic Straits of Mackinac between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. The 'Juniata' was built for the Anchor Line, the Great Lakes marine division of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23A62_262

Model release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

59,5Mb (1,5Mb) / 17,1in x 13,6in / 5119 x 4065 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation building library fort country lake harbour trade smoke port ship ships island weapon weapons gun guns geography color wharf docks dock fortifications fortification war cannon cannons location century Michigan concept B&W Library of Congress warfare Lake Huron Mackinac Island mackinaw Fort Mackinac United States of America Colour steamship water transport black & white black and white B W weaponry white and black steamships 1900s 20th century armaments American America USA geographical feature passenger ship steam ship TGN united states Unknown Company Congressional Library Heritage Art steam ships Cityscape 8 x 10 in. Detroit Publishing Company Edwin H. Husher William A. Livingstone Detroit Publishing Detroit Publishing Co Mackinac county Photograph Dry plate negative: glass