Print, Photographic

Black and white photo of the excursion boat HOLIDAY and the Buckeye Steamship Company freighter HARVARD inside the Soo Locks' MacArthur Lock, waiting to be raised so that they may continue west, taken from on board a third vessel on the west end of the lock. A crowd watched from along a chain link fence on the south side of the lock. "Michigan Tourist Council, Credit Line Appreciated, Negative # 2H2234, Michigan Tourist Council, Lansing 26, Michigan," is stamped on the verso. "2234. Boat's Eye View--Visitors to Sault Ste. Marie get a close look at Great Lakes and ocean-going ships as huge freighters move through the historic Soo Locks. Sightseers board excursion boats to make the passage through the locks along with cargo ships, while other observers get a good view from dry land at one of Michigan's top travel attractions.--Michigan Tourist Council Photo." was typewritten on a caption previously taped to the verso, along with the handwritten date, "5/20/62."