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"Sunday, August 13, 1939 Upbound Steamer Erwin [sic] passing under Ambassador Bridge Detroit, Mich." This appears to be Mr. Borucki's first ship-watching venture out onto the Ambassador Bridge; he'd make many more. This photo has some great stern detail, especially in the large size . There was no ship named Erwin, and the discussion below [on flickr] rejects (properly) my guess for an ID. We can rule out every ship named Irwin, too, as none looked vaguely like a bulk carrier. Consensus is that she's probably the Jenkins. See the notes below, and follow Frankcliffe's link, for further discussion about the ship's identity. The Jenkins was built in 1907 for the Jenkins fleet and named after the company president. She was somewhat accident prone, suffering ten incidents with the Jenkins fleet and another after bankruptcy forced her sale to the Midland fleet. She'd be renamed John W. Davin, after the director of the Nickel Plate Railroad, in 1942; she'd be again renamed Michael Gallagher, after the general manager of mining operations for the M.A. Hanna Company, in 1956. The Gallagher was retired and scrapped in 1961. Borucki's Lakers