{"product_id":"great-lakes-shipping-lakes-carriers-association-booklet-1981-freighters","title":"Great Lakes Shipping Lakes Carriers Association Booklet 1981 Freighters","description":"\u003cp\u003eVintage promotional info booklet from 1981,\u003cstrong\u003e \"Great Lakes Shipping\", \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e published by the Lake Carriers' Association which is a trade group that represents companies that operated approximately 300 cargo ships, bulk carriers, freighters, and oil tankers on the Great Lakes in the early 1980's. Printed in 1981 in the USA. Paperback booklet, 16 pages, 10\" x 7\" (254mm x 178mm). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe booklet has many photos of Great Lakes freighters, cargo ships, and tankers, and explains the role the ships play in carrying goods and commodities.  The book gives info on the Great Lakes shipping fleet, shore facilities and docks, and it also has a table showing the bulk commodity tonnages transported yearly from 1970 to 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lake Carriers' Association in 1981 represented 15 companies that operated freighters on the Great Lakes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican Steamship Co.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmoco Oil Co.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat Lakes Steamship Division of Bethlehem Steel Corp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCement Division, National Gypsum Co.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCement Transit Co.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCleveland-Cliffs Iron Co.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCleveland Tankers Inc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErie Sand Steamship Co.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHanna Mining Co., Agents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInland Steel Co.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterlake Steamship Co., Pickands Mather \u0026amp; Co Agents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLitton Great Lakes Corp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColumbia Transportation Division, Oglebay Norton Co.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRouge Steel Co.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSS Great Lakes Fleet Inc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: The covers have light wear on the edges.  The interior pages are in excellent condition (see photos).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Carriers Assn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51261722394909,"sku":"PGRT5203S","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0283\/9805\/9606\/files\/great-lakes-shipping.jpg?v=1778212796","url":"https:\/\/tulipstuff.com\/products\/great-lakes-shipping-lakes-carriers-association-booklet-1981-freighters","provider":"TulipStuff","version":"1.0","type":"link"}