Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: avery

"Sunday Jan 16 1949 Steel Trust steamers docked at Monroe harbor for winter Monroe, Mich" That's 57 years ago tomorrow.... Governor Miller, Benjamin Fairless, Sewell Avery, Enders Voorhees, & A.H. Ferbert (I think)--three of the ships the Pittsburgh fleet called "Supers," and a couple comparable boats. Pretty impressive iron for the day, all lined up in a row six weeks before I was born. I'm frankly amazed that our commenter called these "Steel Trust" boats in 1949. That essentially-derogatory label held on for a long time. And that car, parked by the Fairless, is a neat touch. ------- Great Lakes shipping closes down on January 15 (that's today) every winter. The boats take refuge where they may.... ------- I trimmed a lot of parking lot and a bit of sky out of this photo because I wanted to concentrate on the ships. And I've made the 3698-pixel-wide scan available because there's a surprising amount of detail visible from what was a tiny, messy print. Borucki's Lakers