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Community photographs — public Facebook groups and pages2017-11-22-1873219476041289

Posted to Beaver Island Boat Company (Facebook page) by Beaver Island Boat Company on 2017-11-22 17:47:25

A white multi-deck ferry travels across dark blue water, leaving a foamy wake.

Posted to Beaver Island Boat Company (Facebook page) by Beaver Island Boat Company on 2017-11-22 17:47:25. Caption as posted: "Elisabeth Virkler"

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A white multi-deck ferry is shown underway on dark blue, lightly rippled water. The vessel has rows of windows and railings, several cylindrical containers on its upper deck, and a small American flag flying at the stern. White spray and wake trail along both sides of the hull.

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The catalogue record identifies the post as captioned “Elisabeth Virkler,” posted by Beaver Island Boat Company on 2017-11-22. The record's existing description identifies the vessel as a ferry, but the vessel name is not confirmed by the image.

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No vessel name or other readable text is visible.

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Community source, no stated terms; published non-commercially with attribution and a link to the original post.

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Why this archive publishes it. Public Facebook groups and pages run by island organisations and residents. Each item credits the poster by name and links to the original post. Removal on request.

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Individual posters, credited per image
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Community photographs — public Facebook groups and pages
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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1873219476041289&set=pb.100029671343353.-2207520000
Copy taken
2025-09-30
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“Posted to Beaver Island Boat Company (Facebook page) by Beaver Island Boat Company on 2017-11-22 17:47:25”. Individual posters, credited per image. Beaver Island Archive, https://beaverislandarchive.org/media/photograph/2017-11-22-1873219476041289/. copy retrieved 2025-09-30.

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