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Catalog Number 2013.040.153
Object Name Print, Photographic
Description Black and white panoramic photo of the Columbia Transportation Company EDMUND FITZGERALD immediately following its launch at Great Lakes Engineering Works on June 7, 1958. The FITZGERALD is inside of the slip, with its stern to the camera. The runners that the freighter slid down during its side launch are on the right. A crowd of spectators line the edges of the slip. A group of people have scaled an arch on the left to view the launch.
Date 1958
Print size 12" x 5.125"
Collection Maritime
Search Terms Great Lakes Engineering Works
EDMUND FITZGERALD
Columbia Transportation Company
Freighters
Launches