"SS Columbia; 1905" original oil painting by Peter Rindlisbacher

Oil on canvas; 24” x 36”

The Columbia was a Kirby designed “glass palace” excursion steamer built in 1898. She was a regular fixture on the Detroit River for decades, carrying thousands of passengers between the City and the Bob-lo Island amusement park. Redesigned a number of times and still afloat today, she has been recently moved from the Great Lakes area; after numerous unsuccessful attempts to restore her.