<div class="floatright"><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christopher_Columbus_whaleback_Sprague_painting.jpg" class="image" title="Sprague painting"><img alt="Sprague painting" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Christopher_Columbus_whaleback_Sprague_painting.jpg/100px-Christopher_Columbus_whaleback_Sprague_painting.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="63" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Christopher_Columbus_whaleback_Sprague_painting.jpg/150px-Christopher_Columbus_whaleback_Sprague_painting.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Christopher_Columbus_whaleback_Sprague_painting.jpg/200px-Christopher_Columbus_whaleback_Sprague_painting.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2317" data-file-height="1464"></a></div>
<p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Christopher_Columbus" class="extiw" title="w:SS Christopher Columbus"><i>S.S. <b>Christopher Columbus</b></i></a> was a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/whaleback" class="extiw" title="w:whaleback">whaleback</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/passenger_ship" class="extiw" title="w:passenger ship">excursion liner</a> designed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_McDougall_(1845-1923)" class="extiw" title="w:Alexander McDougall (1845-1923)">Alexander McDougall</a> and built in 1892-1893 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior,_Wisconsin" class="extiw" title="w:Superior, Wisconsin">Superior</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin" class="extiw" title="w:Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Steel_Barge_Company" class="extiw" title="w:American Steel Barge Company">American Steel Barge Company</a> for service to ferry passengers to and from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Columbian_Exposition" class="extiw" title="w:World's Columbian Exposition">World's Columbian Exposition</a>, and later placed in general and excursion service to various ports around the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes" class="extiw" title="w:Great Lakes">Great Lakes</a>.
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<ul><li>This image of a pass (entitling the holder to ride free) uses the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christopher_Columbus_whaleback_Sprague_painting.jpg" title="File:Christopher Columbus whaleback Sprague painting.jpg">Sprague painting</a> and is from 1897 when she was in general excursion service.</li></ul>
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Original pass published before 1923. Found at Christopher Columbus <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ship-wreck.com/shipwreck/projects/columbus/cc.html">page</a> of <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ship-wreck.com">ship-wreck.com</a>  (aka <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.baillod.com/shipwreck/projects/columbus/">baillod.com</a>) <br>Image <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.baillod.com/shipwreck/projects/columbus/ccpass.jpg">url</a>