C. Patrick Labadie Collection: TBRC-1 - Alpena County George N ...

Finding Aid: C. Patrick Labadie Collection[TBRC-1:CARGO]Collection name: C. Patrick Labadie CollectionCollection number: TBRC -1 through 18 [TBRC-1 = CARGO]Dates: Late 18 th Century to early 20 th Century.Quantity: 385 linear feet + 6 (5 draw) map cabinets.Provenance note: Collection gathered & researched since earlyadulthood. Donated by C. Patrick & June Labadie in 2003 to NOAA;housed and managed by the Alpena County Library.Biographical & Historical Information: The son and grandson ofshipyard workers, Charles Patrick Labadie was reared in Detroit andattended the University of Detroit. He began his career with the DossinGreat Lakes Museum, became director of the Saugatuck MarineMuseum, then earned a master’s license for tugs and worked for GaelicTugboat Company in Detroit. He directed Duluth’s Canal Park Museum(now Lake Superior Maritime Visitors Center) from its founding in 1973until 2001. In 2003, he was appointed historian for the NOAA’s ThunderBay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan.Scope & Content: This is an extensive 19 th Century Great Lakesmaritime history collection. The vessel database is accessible throughlibrary’s website. See the library’s card catalog to search the bookcollection. The major components of the collection are: vessels, cargo,biographical, canals, owners, ports, technology / shipbuilding = brokendown by vessels types (i.e. sail, tugs, propellers), and machinery. Filesinclude photographs, newspaper accounts, publications, vessel plans,maps & charts, and research notes.Access: Open to research.Preferred Citation: C. Patrick Labadie Collection, Thunder Bay NationalMarine Sanctuary, Alpena, MI.

Finding Aid: C. Patrick Labadie Collection[TBRC-1:CARGO]Contents:TBRC-1: CARGOBox 1: CoalFolders1. Company Advertisements2. Industry Miscellaneous3. Newspaper Articles4. Newspaper Articles (transcribed)5. Photographs6. Photographs7. Photographs8. Photographs9. Photographs10. Photographs11. Photographs (clippings)12. Photographs (copies)13. Postcards14. TechnicalBox 2: GrainFolders1. “American Grain Trade of the Great Lakes, 1825-1873”2. Corn, Oats, Barley, Rice, Rye,…3. “Entrepreneurial Cooperation on the Great Lakes: The Origin of the Methods of AmericanGrain Marketing”4. Flour5. Grain Elevators6. Grain Elevators & Loading Docks Photographs7. Grain Elevators & Loading Docks Photograph Clippings8. Grain Elevators & Loading Docks Photograph Copies9. Grain Elevators & Loading Docks Postcards10. “Grain Movements in the Great Lakes”11. Newspaper Articles12. Newspaper Articles (transcribed)13. “Joseph Dart and the Emergence of Buffalo as a Grain Port, 1820-1860”14. Laborers and Regulations15. Miscellaneous Documents and Articles16. Wheat17. Vessel being Loaded, Oversized Photograph (not in box)Box 3: Iron Ore, A – TechnicalFolders1. Bills of Lading for Vessel G.C. CRAWFORD, 19702. Bills of Lading & Vessel Cargo Logs, Vessels include: J.B. COWLE, SIR DENYS LOWSON,CURRY, WILLIAM, SERVIA, MORLEY, HAWGOOD, MORAVIA, EWEN, ONTONAGON3. Company Advertisements4. Company Letterheads5. Maps6. Mines & Mining, American Iron Ore Association7. Mines & Mining, Canada8. Mines & Mining, The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co., Ishpeming, Michigan9. Mines & Mining, Gogebic Range

Finding Aid: C. Patrick Labadie Collection[TBRC-1:CARGO]10. Mines & Mining, Lake Superior Region11. Mines & Mining, Marquette Range12. Mines & Mining, Minnesota13. Mines & Mining, Missabe (Mesabi) Range14. Mines & Mining, Photographs & Postcards15. Mines & Mining, Upper Peninsula, Michigan16. Newspaper Articles, Cleveland Newspapers17. Newspaper Articles, Duluth Newspapers18. Newspaper Articles, Detroit Free Press19. Newspaper Articles, Marquette Daily Mining Journal20. Newspaper Articles, Miscellaneous Newspapers21. Statistics22. Steel23. Taconite24. TechnicalBox 4: Iron Ore, Technical – ZFolders1. Technical2. Tourist Attractions3. Transportation, Laborers4. Transportation, Photographs5. Transportation, Photographs6. Transportation, Photographs7. Transportation, Photographs8. Transportation, Photographs9. Transportation, Photographs10. Transportation, Photographs11. Transportation, Postcards12. Transportation, Postcards13. Transportation, Photographs (copies & clipping)14. Transportation, Railroads & Vessels15. Transportation, “Railroads of Marquette”; The Soo Line Historical and Technical Society16. Vessel SchedulesBox 5: Lumber, A – NFolders1. Barons2. Canadian Lumber Histories3. Company Advertisements4. Forestry5. Freight Statistics6. Great Lakes Lumber Histories7. “Lumber Cargoes: J.A. Kent & Co., Duluth, 1898 thru 1903”8. Maritime Related Lumber Histories9. Michigan Lumber Histories10. Minnesota Lumber Histories11. Miscellaneous12. Newspaper Clippings, 1834-187513. Newspaper Clipping, 1876-189114. Newspaper Clippings 1891-197515. Newspaper Clippings (transcribed)16. North America Lumber Histories

Finding Aid: C. Patrick Labadie Collection[TBRC-1:CARGO]Box 6: Lumber, PhotographsFolders1. Photographs, Dock Scenes Loading Lumber2. Photographs, Dock Scenes Loading Lumber3. Photographs, Dock Scenes Loading Lumber4. Photographs, Dock Scenes Loading Lumber5. Photographs, Dock Scenes Loading Lumber6. Photographs, Dock Scenes Loading Lumber7. Photographs, Dock Scenes Loading Lumber8. Photographs, Dock Scenes Loading Lumber (copies)9. Photographs, Logging & Log Jams in Rivers10. Photographs, Lumber Mills11. Photographs, Lumbering (Great Lakes Historical Society Picture File copies), 1939-194412. Photographs, Miscellaneous13. Photographs, Rafts & RaftingBox 7: Lumber, Photographs – ZFolders1. Photographs, Vessels loaded with Lumber2. Photographs, Vessels loaded with Lumber3. Photographs, Vessels loaded with Lumber4. Photographs, Vessels loaded with Lumber5. Photographs, Vessels loaded with Lumber6. Photographs, Vessels loaded with Lumber, Grounding Accidents7. Photographs, Vessels loaded with Lumber (copies)8. Rafts & Rafting, Histories9. Rafts & Rafting, Legislation10. Rafts & Rafting, Miscellaneous11. Rafts & Rafting, Newspaper Clippings12. Rafts & Rafting, Newspaper Clippings (transcribed)13. Rafts & Rafting, TechnicalBox 8: Miscellaneous Cargo, A – MFolders1. Automobiles2. Brick3. Cement4. Chemicals5. Copper, Manifests6. Copper, Mine Plans7. Copper, Newspaper Clippings8. Copper, Photographs9. Copper, Studies10. Fish, Brochures11. Fish, “Diary of a Norwegian Fisherman”12. Fish, Newspaper Clippings13. Fish, Photographs14. Fish, Studies, “A Great Lakes Fisherman”15. Fish, Studies, Miscellaneous16. Fish, Studies, “North Shore Commercial Fishing, 1849-1870”17. Fish, Studies, “Norwegian Immigrants and the Development of Commercial Fisheries Alongthe North Shore of Lake Superior, 1870-1895”

Finding Aid: C. Patrick Labadie Collection[TBRC-1:CARGO]18. Fish, Studies, “Our Changing Fish Species History”19. Fish, Studies, “Seines to Salmon Charters: 150 Years of Michigan Great Lakes Fisheries”20. Fish, Studies, “Through the Years” from ‘The Great Lakes Fisherman,’ 1983-198521. Fish, Technical22. Fish, Technical, “Commercial Fishermen’s Reference Book,” 194823. Food & Beverage24. Fur25. “Great Lakes Transportation Industry, 1880-1914)26. Hay27. Ice28. Lime29. Livestock30. Locomotives31. Mail32. Metals33. Miscellaneous: Ashes, Cannon, Fire Engine, Garbage, Pipes/Sewer Pipes, Sperm Oil, StaveBolts, Christmas TreesBox 9: Miscellaneous Cargo, N – ZFolders1. Oil2. Package Freight/General Cargo, Cargo Handling3. Package Freight/General Cargo, Company Advertisements4. Package Freight/General Cargo, Manifests5. Package Freight/General Cargo, Newspaper Clipping6. Package Freight/General Cargo, Photographs7. Package Freight/General Cargo, Studies8. Paper9. Passengers, Company Advertisements10. Passengers, Menues & Tickets11. Passengers, Newspaper Clippings, 1820s – 1870s12. Passengers, Newspaper Clipping, 1880s – 1910s13. Passengers, “Northern Navigation Company Limited, 1924, Canadian National Route”14. Passengers, Photographs15. Passengers, Studies16. Powder (explosives)17. Railroad Rails18. Salt19. Sand20. Silver21. Stone22. Textiles23. “Vessel Dock & Material Handling Department: Boat & Barge Hooker Training Manual,” USSGary Steel Works, General Services Division