Robert K. LaPorte Photograph Collection

Robert LaPorte served on Great Lakes freighters during the 1950 and 1951 sailing seasons while attending college. After graduating in 1953, LaPorte worked for another season in 1954. This collection is composed of 58 black and white photos of Great Lakes vessels taken by LaPorte during his service aboard. The photos were taken at locations, which are not identified, in the early 1950s. This digital collection represents the digitized version of the original Robert K. LaPorte Photograph Collection (GLMS 73).

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