May 11, 2020 – Port of Toledo: Then and Now

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Dempsey-Willard Arena - 1919

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Maumee River Yacht Club - May 1941

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Elevator B Fassett Street Bridge, ca. 1907

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Terminal Railroad Bridge, struck by Thunder Bay Quarries, August 14, 1950

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Ships of Columbus, ca. 1913

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Prins Frederik Hendrik loading Jeeps - May 17, 1951

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Yuma at Cherry Street Bridge - March 6, 1908

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Edward B. Greene, Maiden Voyage - 1952

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Ice Skating, ca. 1890

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Flooding with Schooner in Layup

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Previous Images from Port of Toledo: Then and Now

March 16, 2020

March 30, 2020

April 13, 2020

April 27, 2020

All images from:
Great Lakes Historical Society Collection at Bowling Green State University
Historical Collection of the Great Lakes at Bowling Green State University
Personal Collection of Paul C. LaMarre, III
Library of Congress
Toledo Lucas County Public Library

We want your help! 

We are planning to have a “now” photo that corresponds with each “then” photo to put up in the Fall of 2020.  Are you a photographer, do you want to help with this project?  Please contact us at shipwreck@nmgl.org to see how we can best use your skills to complete our project.

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