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FLEMING-274 Front
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- c. 1905 (Creation)
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- Captain C. Peter Sorrensen won the contracts to build the steamers Spokane and Colfax, and also completely built another ship, the Lottie. In 1888, as a tribute to the hard-working women he saw on the banks during his travels down the St. Joe, he sponsored a Ladies Day on the Lottie. Area women dressed in their finery and brought lavish picnic suppers to share. circa 1905.
- Printed on front: Steamer Colfax on St. Joe River, near Spokane, Washington.