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...CREWMAN, IN HIS DOWNTIME, IN AN AWKWARD MUMBLING CONVERSATION WITH A LADY. TITLED "MUMBLE-DE-PEG!" ON THE RIVER NEAR THE PIER AND USLSS STATION!...
...USCG St. Joseph MI USLSS USCG THE STATION COASTIES & FRIENDS FUN DAY AT THE STATION... established at St. Joseph in 1877—one of the first on the Great Lakes 1...NO KNOWN NEGATIVE! Size: 2-1/4“ in. X 2-1/4“ in. Small Format and possibly trimmed photograph. This image is a very rare and personal photo taken on a trip up Michigan’s West Coast from St. Joseph / Benton Harbor to Frankfort, Leland, and the North and South Manitou Islands (Lake Michigan). This photograph was right around the time when the USLSS United States Life Saving Service became the USCG United States Coast Guard. The size of the image is expressed in round numbers. Station Saint Joseph, Michigan designated USLSS Station #10, and later, the Eleventh District Coast Guard Station #273. Located north side entrance to St. Joseph River, 7/16 miles east southeast of Pierhead Rear Light; Lake Michigan. The waters off St. Joseph and Benton Harbor have long served as an active and frequently dangerous avenue of maritime trade. High winds and hazardous waves made shipwrecks a common occurrence. To assist mariners, a U.S. Life Saving Service Station was established at St. Joseph in 1877—one of the first on the Great Lakes. The government commissioned buildings, boats, rescue equipment, and a lifesaving crew. The Station's skilled "surfmen" performed many daring rescues. Please Note: We provide high-resolution scans and cropped views for your review. Don't hesitate to get in touch with us with any questions. We do not knowingly sell reproductions, so you can be assured these are historically significant, antique, or vintage items! UpNorth Memories Postcards, Historic Photographs and Paper Collectibles! Don Harrison...The UpNorth Memories Guy! Traverse City, Michigan. |
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