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Ship's pilot house, Rahr Civic Center, Manitowoc, WI, circa 1941

Subjects
InteriorsShips & Boats
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1941 (Linen)
Front of Ship's pilot house, Rahr Civic Center, Manitowoc, WI, circa 1941, c. 1941 printed photo postcard
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Back of Ship's pilot house, Rahr Civic Center, Manitowoc, WI, circa 1941, c. 1941 printed photo postcard
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The Marine Room at Manitowoc's Rahr Civic Center displays a ship's pilot house, with a large wheel in the foreground and a brass binnacle on a stand at center. The caption identifies the binnacle as coming from the S.S. Christopher Columbus, a card compass from a sunken schooner, and Schuette's recording compass from the S.S. Nevada on the right wall. The room gathers pilot-house gear from Great Lakes vessels, fitting Manitowoc's history as a shipbuilding and maritime port. The Christopher Columbus was a whaleback passenger steamer, and its binnacle here links the museum display to the region's working lake fleet.

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RAHR CIVIC CENTER & PUBLIC MUSEUM Manitowoc, Wisconsin MARINE ROOM—Ship's Pilot House. Brass Binnacle on stand from S. S. Christopher Col- umbus. Inside: Card Compass from a sunk- en schooner. Foreground—Wheel; Right Wall Schuette's recording compass from S. S. Ne- vada.
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ConditionVery good
Place mentionedManitowoc, WI
NotesWhite border; halftone print; no printed text on front. No postmark, stamp, address, or handwritten message; divided-back card with printed caption on the back. Pencil dealer stock number "#59" and price "1-" lower right. Front is a black-and-white halftone of a ship's pilot house interior.

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Ship's pilot house, Rahr Civic Center, Manitowoc, WI, circa 1941, postcard, c. 1941. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ships-pilot-house-rahr-civic-center-manitowoc-wi-circa-1941. Accessed November 2, 2026.