Western States - Old photos
Western States

The Western States at dock
From the Steve Haverty Collection

SS Western States
Father Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit-Mercy

The Western States sits at dock with the City of Cleveland III in the background in 1940.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives

The City of Cleveland III, left, and Western States at dock
Photo from The Henry Ford archives, Creative Commons

The SS Western States
Photo from The Henry Ford archives, Creative Commons

The Western States sailing under the Ambassador Bridge
Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University

The Western States under way
Library of Congress

The pilothouse of the Western States
Courtesy of Robert Strauss for HistoricDetroit.org

On the top deck of the Western next to one of her D&C sisters.
Courtesy of Robert Strauss for HistoricDetroit.org

Western States at Tawas City, Mich., in 1958, a year before she was burned.
www.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca

The Western States at Buffalo, N.Y.
The Dowling Collection, University of Detroit-Mercy Library