COLLECTION NAME:
South Haven Michigan Lighthouse Logs
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WMUwmu~90~90
South Haven Michigan Lighthouse Logs
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Identifier:
exwa_LHL_05
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exwa_LHL_05
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Title:
Record of passing vessels at the South Haven light-station, July 1, 1878 through June 30, 1882
title
Record of passing vessels at the South Haven light-station, July 1, 1878 through June 30, 1882
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Alternative Title:
Record of passing vessels at the South Haven light-station
alternative_title
Record of passing vessels at the South Haven light-station
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Creator:
Donahue, James S., 1842-1917
creator
Donahue, James S., 1842-1917
Creator
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Description:
United States Light-House Establishment journal noting vessels passing the South Pierhead Light, South Haven, Michigan, from July 1, 1878 to June 30, 1882, recorded by the lighthouse keeper James S. Donahue. Commander J.N. Miller of the U.S. Navy, the Inspector, 11th District. Later, Commander J.C. Watson of the U.S. Navy, the Inspector. Contains Donahue's notations for the barges, brigs, sloops, schooners, and steamers entering in and leaving South Haven. In addition to vessels, it includes information on weather conditions. The journal measures 8 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches, 48 pages, marble boards. It includes one page of entries for each month, with daily totals.
description
United States Light-House Establishment journal noting vessels passing the South Pierhead Light, South Haven, Michigan, from July 1, 1878 to June 30, 1882, recorded by the lighthouse keeper James S. Donahue. Commander J.N. Miller of the U.S. Navy, the Inspector, 11th District. Later, Commander J.C. Watson of the U.S. Navy, the Inspector. Contains Donahue's notations for the barges, brigs, sloops, schooners, and steamers entering in and leaving South Haven. In addition to vessels, it includes information on weather conditions. The journal measures 8 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches, 48 pages, marble boards. It includes one page of entries for each month, with daily totals.
Description
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Date:
1878-1882
date
1878-1882
Date
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Location:
South Haven, Michigan
location
South Haven, Michigan
Location
false
Time Period:
19th century
time_period
19th century
Time Period
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Subject:
Donahue, James S., 1842-1917--Diaries
subject
Donahue, James S., 1842-1917--Diaries
Subject
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Subject:
Lighthouse keepers--Michigan--South Haven--Diaries
subject
Lighthouse keepers--Michigan--South Haven--Diaries
Subject
false
Subject:
Lighthouse keepers--Michigan--South Haven--1870-1890
subject
Lighthouse keepers--Michigan--South Haven--1870-1890
Subject
false
Subject:
Lighthouse keepers--Michigan--History--19th century
subject
Lighthouse keepers--Michigan--History--19th century
Subject
false
Subject:
Lighthouses--Michigan--South Haven
subject
Lighthouses--Michigan--South Haven
Subject
false
Subject:
Shipping--Michigan, Lake--History
subject
Shipping--Michigan, Lake--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Shipping--Great Lakes (North America)--History
subject
Shipping--Great Lakes (North America)--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Ships--Great Lakes (North America)--History
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Ships--Great Lakes (North America)--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Ships--Michigan, Lake--History
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Ships--Michigan, Lake--History
Subject
false
Subject:
South Haven (Mich.)--Climate
subject
South Haven (Mich.)--Climate
Subject
false
People Identified:
Miller, Joseph N., 1836-1909
people_identified
Miller, Joseph N., 1836-1909
People Identified
false
People Identified:
Watson, John Crittenden, 1842-1923
people_identified
Watson, John Crittenden, 1842-1923
People Identified
false
Places Identified:
South Haven South Pierhead (Mich.)
places_identified
South Haven South Pierhead (Mich.)
Places Identified
false
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
publisher
Western Michigan University
Publisher
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Type:
Text
type
Text
Type
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Source:
John B. Donahue Collection, A-2909. Western Michigan University, Archives and Regional History Collections.
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John B. Donahue Collection, A-2909. Western Michigan University, Archives and Regional History Collections.
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Language:
eng
language
eng
Language
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Collection:
South Haven Michigan Lighthouse Logs
collection
South Haven Michigan Lighthouse Logs
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Rights:
No copyright. Digital access provided by the Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University Libraries.
rights
No copyright. Digital access provided by the Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University Libraries.
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false
File Format:
image/jp2
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image/jp2
File Format
false
Digitization Date:
2015
digitization_date
2015
Digitization Date
false