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| Boiler of Freighter "Indiana" Placed on a Truck for Transport | |
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Unknown author |
| Title |
Boiler of Freighter "Indiana" Placed on a Truck for Transport |
| Description |
English: 1979.
The boiler of the freighter "Indiana" is placed on a truck for transport after having been retrieved from the bottom of Lake Superior. The salvage effort was jointly sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution, the United States Navy and the Army Corps of Engineers. Artifacts were sent to the National Museum of American History's collections storage at the Museum Support Center The "Indiana" was built in 1848. The "Indiana" was powered by a steam engine of very early and historic design. The engine turned a unique Erickson Screw Propeller. The Indiana was originally in the passenger service on the lower lakes and after the Soo Locks were opened transported iron ore on Lake Superior. It foundered on June 6, 1858 off Crisp Point in heavy weather after it started leaking badly around the propeller shaft. It was down-bound hauling a cargo of iron ore loaded at Marquette, Michigan at the time |
| Date | July 1979 |
| Medium | Black and White Photographic print |
| Dimensions | 10w x 8h |
| Accession number |
Local Number: SIA2011-1336 and 79-10149-37 |
| Notes |
Contained in: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 3, Folder: September 1979 Topics: Cooperation, Trucks, Salvage archaeology, Transportation, Antiquities, Boilers, Preservation, Ships, Artifacts Subjects: United States Dept. of the Navy, Indiana (Ship), United States Army Corps of Engineers, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Museum Support Center Category: Historic Images of the Smithsonian |
| Source | http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_12943 |
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