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The Girl Diver of the Great Lakes

Frances Baker, Detroit’s fearless wreck diver in the early 1900s (as profiled in 1905) Quick Profile A Great Lakes Profession Few Dared Enter At the start of the 20th century, Great Lakes shipping was booming—and so were losses. Storms, collisions, groundings, fire, and structural failures sent ships and barges to the bottom across Lake Erie,…

The Girl Diver of the Great Lakes

  • The Girl Diver of the Great Lakes

    Frances Baker, Detroit’s fearless wreck diver in the early 1900s (as profiled in 1905) Quick Profile A Great Lakes Profession Few Dared Enter At the start of the 20th century, Great Lakes shipping was booming—and so were losses. Storms, collisions, groundings, fire, and structural failures sent ships and barges to the bottom across Lake Erie,…

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