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Toledo, Ohio, circa 1910. Sidewheeler Frank E. Kirby at steamer landing." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Named to honor her designer, Frank E. Kirby, a naval architect who designed over 100 ships which plied the lakes. Nicknamed "The Flyer of the Lakes" for her exceptional speed.
The Frank E. Kirby was built by the Detroit Dry Dock Company in 1890. A 195.5 foot passenger and freight sidewheeler, working out of Detroit. Burned and scrapped in 1932 at Ecorse, Michigan.
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