Columbia - Old photos
Columbia
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The Columbia at night on the Detroit River in 1940.
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The Columbia in 1978
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The Columbia at dock at Boblo in 1942
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The Columbia, as seen from her sister ship, the Ste. Claire.
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The Columbia is launched on May 10, 1902
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The sisters pass each other on the Boblo run under the Ambassador Bridge in 1961.
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The Columbia in 1978
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The SS Columbia in 1974 at her dock at the foot of Woodward
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The Columbia about 1920
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The SS Columbia, ready for launch on May 10, 1902, in Wyandotte, Mich.
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Columbia loaded with passengers off for Bois Blanc Island in 1903.
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Columbia docks at Bob-Lo in 1903
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Columbia at the shipyard on May 10, 1902
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Columbia in the early 1900s
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Columbia plying the Detroit River in the 1900s
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Columbia in the early 1900s
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Columbia on the ways on May 10, 1902.
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Columbia on the ways on May 10, 1902.
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The Columbia at dock in downtown Detroit
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Columbia alongside the steamer North American in the 1950s.
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The Columbia under way
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Columbia hauling a load of excited amusement park-goers to Boblo Island.