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Photo Gallery - Days 1 and 2
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Day 1
| Not far from shore, the Appomattox makes an interesting and easily accessible attraction for snorkelers, kayakers, and divers. |
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Day 1
| WHS archeologists Jeff Gray and Russ Green prepare to make final adjustments to the mooring block and chain. |
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Day 1
| A short ride to the bottom: lowering the block off the stern of the RV Neeskay. |
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Day 1
| The 2,000-pound mooring block donated by Milwaukee's Metal Processing Company. |
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Day 1
| Launching the wooden steamer Frank O'Connor in 1892. Built four years after the 301-foot long O'Connor, the steamer Appomattox was similar in appearance but almost 20 feet longer |
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Day 2
| A portion of the windlass apparatus rests on the sandy lakebed. Note the anchor chain in the lower right corner of the image. |
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Day 2
| The Kate Kelley's windlass, a device used to raise and lower the anchor. |
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Day 2
| WHS archaeologist Russ Green attaches a temporary mooring chain to the Kate Kelley's windlass. |
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Day 2
| The wreck of the Kate Kelley offers divers a good opportunity to examine typical Great Lakes schooner construction. |
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