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A Plan of the Straits of St. Mary and Michilmackinac, to Shew the Situation & Importance of the two Westernmost Settlements of Canada for the Fur Trade
maps; fur trading; Straits of Mackinac; St. Marys River;
Maps

Sault Sainte Marie - "Bird's-Eye View of Locks"
Color postcard from circa 1925-1935 of a bird's-eye view of the Soo Locks, on the St. Marys River, in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys River between the United States and Canada, provide ships safe passage around...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; ships; boats; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; shipping industry; transportation; aerial views
Main Streets

Sault Sainte Marie - "Both Locks, From Northwest Corner"
Color postcard from 1930 showing ships moving through the Soo Locks in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The postcard is part of a Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard booklet. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys River between the United States and...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; ships; boats; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; shipping industry; transportation
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Sault Sainte Marie - "Canada & Yankee Land Sault Ste. Marie"
Black and white print showing an early view of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan and Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, separated by the St. Marys River.
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); St. Marys River; rivers
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Sault Sainte Marie - "Entering the Locks at Sault Ste. Marie"
Color cover of a souvenir postcard booklet from 1929 showing a ship entering into the Soo Locks in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys River between the United States and Canada, provide ships safe passage around the...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; ships; boats; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; shipping industry; transportation
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Sault Sainte Marie - "Fleet of Modern Freighters waiting below the Locks"
Color postcard from 1928 showing several large lake freighters, most likely carrying ore and grain, awaiting their turns in the Soo Locks in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The postcard is part of a Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard booklet. The...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; ships; boats; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; cargo ships; shipping industry; transportation
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Sault Sainte Marie - "Freighter About to Leave Poe Lock"
Color postcard from 1930 showing a freight ship leaving the Poe Lock, part of the Soo Locks in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The postcard is part of a Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard booklet. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys River between...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; Poe Lock (Soo Locks); ships; boats; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; shipping industry; transportation; cargo ships
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Sault Sainte Marie - "General View of Soo Locks [and] Hay Lake Cut and Lookout Station on St. Mary's River, Soo, Mich."
Color postcard from circa 1930-1936 showing two views near Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan - a general view of ships moving through the Soo Locks and a view on the St. Marys River. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys River between the United States...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; ships; boats; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; shipping industry; transportation; rivers
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Sault Sainte Marie - "General View of the Locks from Government Power House, Steamship North-West and Ore Freighter Passing"
Color postcard from circa 1907-1915 of a view of ships moving through the Soo Locks from the power house in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys River between the United States and Canada, provide ships safe passage...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; ships; boats; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; shipping industry; transportation; cargo ships; passenger ships;
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Sault Sainte Marie - "Hay Lake Cut and Lookout Station on St. Marys River"
Front cover of the 1920 souvenir postcard booklet "Souvenir of Sault Sainte Marie, "The Soo" Michigan," showing Hay Lake cut, with a lookout station, on St. Marys River, with Sugar Island in the distance, in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan.
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); St. Marys River; ships; cargo ships; postcards
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Sault Sainte Marie - "How the Soo Looked" 1821
Black and white print of a drawing of "How the Soo looked when Father Marquette gave it its name" in 1821 (Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan).
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); nature scenes; St. Marys River; rivers
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Sault Sainte Marie - "Indian Wigwams, Canoes, &c. - Sault Ste. Marie"
Black and white print showing Native America canoes and a settlement along the St. Marys River at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan.
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); St. Marys River; boats; rivers; settlements
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Sault Sainte Marie - "Little Rapids and Boat Channel Among the Islands, Near Camp Site"
Color postcard from 1928 of freighter ships moving along the boat channel in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The postcard is part of a Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard booklet.
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); St. Marys River; ships; cargo ships; rivers; canals
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Sault Sainte Marie - "Old State Lock, Built 1855"
Color postcard from 1930 showing an image of State Lock, the first American lock built (in 1855) and the first iteration of locks to allow ships to travel down the St. Marys River in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The postcard is part of a Sault...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); State Lock (Sault Sainte Marie, Mich.); locks; St. Marys River; boats; ships; transportation; postcards
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Sault Sainte Marie - "Opening Navigation"
Color postcard from 1930 of several freighters near Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The postcard is part of a Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard booklet.
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); St. Marys River; ships; cargo ships; rivers; lakes; transportation; shipping industry; postcards
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Sault Sainte Marie - "Panorama of Sault Ste. Marie"
Black and white copy print of a 1904 panorama photograph of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, with Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan in the distance.
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Sault Sainte Marie (Ont.); Hudson Bay Company (Sault Sainte Marie, Ont.); aerial views; cityscapes; locks; St. Marys River; boats; ships;
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Sault Sainte Marie - "Passenger Boat passing through "Soo" Lock"
Color cover of a 1930 Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan souvenir postcard booklet, showing a passenger boat passing through the Poe Lock of the Soo Locks. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys River between the United States and Canada, provide ships safe...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; Poe Lock (Soo Locks); ships; boats; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; passenger ships; transportation;
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Sault Sainte Marie - "Passenger steamer leaving Poe Lock, Sault Ste Marie, Mich."
Color postcard from circa 1935-1945 of a passenger ship leaving the Poe Lock, part of the Soo Locks in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys River between the United States and Canada, provide ships safe passage around...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; Poe Lock (Soo Locks); ships; boats; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; passenger ships; transportation; steamboats
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Sault Sainte Marie - "Pulling an Overloaded Boat out of Poe Lock"
Color postcard from 1930 of tugboats pulling an overloaded ship out of Poe Lock, part of the Soo Locks in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The postcard is part of a Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard booklet. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; Poe Lock (Soo Locks); ships; boats; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; shipping industry; transportation; cargo ships;
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Sault Sainte Marie - "Sault Rapids and International Bridge"
Color postcard from 1928 showing the St. Marys River rapids and the International Railroad Bridge, built in 1887, in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The postcard is part of a Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard booklet.
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); St. Marys River; International Railroad Bridge (Mich. and Ont.); bridges; rivers; railroad bridges; railroads; boats; tourism; postcards
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