Ship Tools from the Propeller <I>Indiana</I>, Shovel
date: label: date made
content: mid-1800s
label: when the Indiana was found
content: 1972
notes: label: Description
content: All the hand tools were found in the engine and boiler space below decks in <I>Indiana</I>’s hold, indicating that they were used for the machinery. The crew used the shovel to add coal to the fires.
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: Work
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content: Energy & Power
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
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content: Transportation
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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: Gift of Michigan Department of State, Michigan History Division (through Bruce J. Andrews)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.1030.59
label: accession number
content: 1979.1030
label: catalog number
content: 1979.1030.59
objectType: label: Object Name
content: shovel, flat iron
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: blade: 12 in x 13 1/2 in; x 30.48 cm x 34.29 cm