Suwanee Steamboat in Greenfield Village, 1933
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As originally built in Greenfield Village in 1929, the steamboat Suwanee had eight cabins on its middle or boiler deck. But Henry Ford wasn't happy with the vessel's ungainly appearance. He had Suwanee rebuilt as a day boat, without cabin accommodations, in 1935. Suwanee underwent two further rebuilds -- keeping to its 1935 look -- in 1969 and 1989.
As originally built in Greenfield Village in 1929, the steamboat Suwanee had eight cabins on its middle or boiler deck. But Henry Ford wasn't happy with the vessel's ungainly appearance. He had Suwanee rebuilt as a day boat, without cabin accommodations, in 1935. Suwanee underwent two further rebuilds -- keeping to its 1935 look -- in 1969 and 1989.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
02 May 1933
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.P.A.3265.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 10.75 in
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