S. S. "Hamonic" in Locks, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: Maritime History of the Great Lakes

S. S. "Hamonic" in Locks, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

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Media Type:: Image
Item Type:: Lantern slides
Description:: Magic lantern slide view of the Northern Navigation Company steamboat HAMONIC in the Canadian lock at Sault Sainte Marie. By her bow, under the name of the company is printed "Grand Trunk Line". Her decks are crowded with passengers. A major hoist of signal flags is on the main mast.
Notes:: The name of the vessel is incorrectly noted as "Harmonic" on the slide.
Inscriptions:: "S. S. "Harmonic" [sic] in Locks, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario"
Date of Original:: c1910
Dimensions:: Width: 8.2 cm
Height: 8.2 cm
Subject(s):: Flags
Locks (Hydraulic engineering)
Hamonic (steamboat)
Northern Navigation Company
Local identifier:: 596
Language of Item:: English
Geographic Coverage:: United States - Michigan - Sault Sainte Marie

Latitude: 46.512887987346204
Longitude: -84.35017347335815
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