Trip on the Mataafa; 100 Years Ago
By John Belliveau, images courtesy James Hogan,
J.W. Westcott Co.
This collection of pictures comes from the archives of the J.W. Westcott Co. who have graciously given permission for these historic photographs to be shared.
Mr. John Ward Westcott II, son of J.W. Westcott Company founder Mr. John Ward Westcott I, took a trip on the Mataafa and documented his travels with these photographs. In the archive photo book that these pictures are located, there are descriptive hand written notations included along side several of the pictures describing the people, places and sites, unfortunately there are no notations in regard to exact dates of the voyage. From research, it is known that these pictures were taken sometime in the years of 1904 to 1905, prior to her famous wreck on November 28, 1905 off the North Pier at the entrance to Duluth Harbor. It is not certain where this trip originated at, but from known landmarks in the photographs it appears this voyage began in the Green Bay area and headed up the St. Mary’s River, through the Canadian Lock and on to Duluth, MN.
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