Propeller <I>Indiana</I>’s Steam Whistle
date: label: Date made
content: 1848
notes: label: Description
content: The ship’s steam whistle was powered by a steam line from the boiler. It was used to signal other ships or the shore, to let them know of its presence or its intentions. It was especially useful when approaching or leaving port, or in foggy or dark waters.
place: label: Associated Place
content: Great Lakes
topic: label: related event
content: Expansion and Reform
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: On the Water exhibit
label: Exhibition
content: On the Water
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: National Museum of American History. On the Water exhibition website
label: Related Web Publication
content: http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Thomas Farnquist, Saulte Ste Marie, Michigan
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1982.0241.01
label: accession number
content: 1982.0241
label: catalog number
content: 82.0241.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: whistle, steam
label: Other Terms
content: whistle, steam; Maritime
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 23 in x 5 in; x 58.42 cm x 12.7 cm