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Boxcar Ferry: 1900

Submitted by Dave on Thu, 08/07/2014 - 10:46am.
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Circa 1900. "Car ferry Transport, Detroit River." The unloaded version of this. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.

Circa 1900. "Car ferry Transport, Detroit River." The unloaded version of this. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.

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Ties

Submitted by Lady Ashmire on Sat, 08/09/2014 - 4:20pm.

I remember reading an old Ellery Queen mystery from the 1920s where the solution to a murder rested on the absolute unthinkability of any man other than a priest being seen in public without a tie. I guess it made sense at that time.

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Even the deck hand is wearing a tie

Submitted by Old Salt on Fri, 08/08/2014 - 7:24am.

Great acton picture with wonderful detail - please keep pictures like this coming!

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Dapper Pilot

Submitted by Milburn Electric on Thu, 08/07/2014 - 7:18pm.

Even the captain of a car ferry sports a bow tie.

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Unloaded

Submitted by bobby1949 on Thu, 08/07/2014 - 2:41pm.

and thawed.

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Reused loco headlight

Submitted by deemery on Thu, 08/07/2014 - 11:05am.

That looks like an old oil headlight from a locomotive just below the bridge windows. We've seen some of those in photos of locomotives from this time period.

[Or maybe the customers of the Acme Oil Headlamp Co. included both shipyards and railroads. - Dave]

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