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March 27, 1993 The J. B. Ford on the Calumet River at
130th Street on a foggy day.
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Steamship J. B. Ford Calumet River
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J. B. Ford Calumet River
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Reflection on a calm day on the Calumet River, IL
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Early 1990 s view of the emergency steering stand,
including a compass housed in a wooden case.
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The J. B. Ford loading cement onto a river barge on the
Calumet River south of Chicago, IL. Photo from early 1990 s
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Over looking forward house of J. B. Ford from another cement carrier.
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Shoreside crew preparing to load a river barge, John
checking hatches, Max & Greg connecting cement hoses.
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Captain s quaters showing his office and early chart table,
same office used by the first Captain James Owen.
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Crew quaters of J. B. Ford
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Captain s quaters & office , Captain James Owen was
first to live and work here, he was lost with all hands on
another Hawgood vessel the Henry B. Smith.
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The former owner s parlor currently the room for the First Mate.
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Bow Thruster Tunnel - Looking from inside ship
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Anchor Windlass Room
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The boiler room of the J. B. Ford
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Onan diesel generators for ship s power.
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The triple expansion steam engine shown in the summer of 1996
note the clock & revolution counter on the engine gauge panel are gone.
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Brass Steam Steering plate bolted ontop of the emergency
steering stand on top of the aft house.
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Although the ship was built in the Lorain, Ohio Yard in 1903-1904
The engine and many parts were built in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Ashcroft revolution counter with 118580 revolutions recorded
on counter, this gauge could be reset by the engineer.
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Webster Brin steam steering engine rumored to have been
removed from a World War II Liberty Ship after the war.
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J. B. Ford Lower engine room looking aft
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Steam reciprocating ballast pump.
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J. B. Ford ballast pump looking forward
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J. B. Ford fan tail note spare propeller blade
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Steam driven deck winch for securing the ship
with wire rope to dock.
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Main Engine Controls
First lever from left to right controls forward & reverse.
Second lever controls throttle"speed of engine."
Third lever controls amount of vaccum"Maintains steam flow."
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Wooden banister leading down to officer quaters,
originally this was part of the grand entrance into
the owner s parlor in the forward house.
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The engine panel: top clock followed by pressure gauges for high & low pressure cylinders, followed by respective oil pressure gauges, lower left is a vaccum gauge, lower right is the revolution counter.
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J. B. Ford looking forward from aft house
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Looking up at the aft ecentrics, which control the valves for entering and exhausting steam in each expansion cyclinder.
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Lower engine room starboard side looking aft
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Captain s megaphone resting on his chair.
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Note the diamond antenna above the pilothouse. This
is a 1927 installed radio direction finder.
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Decorative Cast Iron Sink in aft quaters
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Pilothouse of J. B. Ford in Spring of 1991
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J. B. Ford docked in Superior , WI
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J. B. Ford in Superior, Wis. November 4, 2006
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J. B. Ford loading river barge Calumet River
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One of many cycle trips down to visit and photgraph the
historic ship between 1991 through 1993 in Chicago,IL
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The J. B. Ford as E. C. Collins at anchor with a load of
Grain in Buffalo s Outter Harbor
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Wooden sign boards white with gold lettering.
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Lower engine room starboard side looking aft
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Former Owner s Parlor cooler for entertaining guest of the
Hawgoods.
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Looking up at the skylight directly above the triple expansion
steam engine.
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Connecting Rods and engine crank shaft in lower engine room.
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J. B. Ford crank shaft connecting rods.
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Wrecked Open Bridge of the Sistership Umbria after the
November Gale of 1905 which affected 20 ships
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The steamer Umbria, sistership to the J. B. Ford. It is shown in Superior, Wisconsin at the coal dock in Hawgood
company colors prior to 1916 when Pittsburg Steamship Company acquired nine vessels of this fleet.
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The Steamer E. C. Collins in Pittsburg Steamship Company Colors. E. C. Collins was the transportation manager
for this fleet. The Collins is shown at the Soo Locks in Michigan in the 1920 s.
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The Umbria in Superior, Wisconsin safe from the storm
of 1905. Note the damage to her open bridge.
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The McGilvray Shiras in Pittsburg Steamship Company
colors. These ships had red hulls, white deck houses,
with a silver and black smoke stack.
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Mr. J. B. Ford’s Plate Glass factory shown in January 2009.
This main entrance runs underneath once busy railroad tracks
in Ford City, PA North of Pittsburg, Penn.
The factory closed in 1991.
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J. B. Ford s sistership the MacGivray Shiras shown on the
Buffalo River just up river of the destroyed Michigan Ave.
lift bridge. Note: the damage to the stern of the vessel,
later in 1959 the Shrias would be reduced to scrap.
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The steamer Charles M. Warner whom grounded on Lake Huron
in the 1905 Storm. It was upbound at Port Huron only and hour
after the Holmes(Ford) passed upbound as well. Insert shows
Warner as Lakewood in 1994 prior to being scrapped.
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Buffalo Drydock Circa 1940 s - 1950 s
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J. B. Ford early in 1960 s her hull was painted green.
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cement carrier J. B. Ford
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Early photo of the J. B. Ford as Edwin F. Holmes, note
the large name pennant on aft mast as well as open bridge.
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Another view of the Edwin F. Holmes, note the ship rides
higher in the water indicating she is sailing with out cargo.
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Pastel painting of the Steamship J. B. Ford with a reflection of her as the Edwin F. Holmes. This pastel is now on display in Buffalo, N.Y. at the Lower Lakes Maritime Museum. Prints of this image were available from purchase from January 2007 through July 2010.
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The statue of Mr. J. B. Ford was errected by 3000 plate glass
fatory employees whom named him the Father of the Plate Glass
Industry in America. This statue is located in Ford City, PA.
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Mr. J. B. Ford the Father of the Plate Glass Industry
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