Sprague, Howard Freeman (1871 - 1899)
"Wilcox" Towboat
Signed lower right, O/C, professionally restored, 29 1/2" X 17", original frame
The Wilcox was built by J. M. Jones, Detroit, 1869. It was 123 feet in length at a gross tonnage of 159 tons. She sank off Tawas Point in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron in 1893.
Great Lakes shipping information available at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Collection.