Map of Burlington Bay to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 . Redrawn from an original dating from 1836.

    Plan of Hamilton waterfront to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 . Redrawn from an original dating from 1842. "City Docks, 1842" Signed "I. S. Brookes"

    Watercolour drawing of the Royal Mail Line steamboat PRINCESS ROYAL to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 . Signed "I. S. Brookes"

    Watercolour drawing of the steamboat BRITANNIA at the Commercial Wharf in Hamilton about 1847 to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 . Signed "I. S. Brookes"

    A photograph of the Hamilton waterfront by the Great Western Railway yards, featuring the grain elevator. To the left of the picture a schooner lies alongside the wharf. Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 .

    A woodcut engraving from the Canadian Illustrated News of the launch of a schooner in Hamilton in 1863. Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 .

    Winter sport on the Harbour in 1863. This view of the Point at the foot Bay St. shows H. L. Bastien's boathouse at the extreme right. To its left is the Smith's Grain Warehouse with a schooner frozen in in front of it. Grant's Sail Loft appears next. The schooner at the extreme left is wintering...

  c 1864  The steamer ARGYLE berthed in the Canal Basin at Dundas Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 .

    The barkentine ETOWAH at anchor off MacKay's Wharf on her first visit to Hamilton. Built in Cleveland the previous year, ETOWAH was newly arrived from Liverpool with a cargo of goods for Montreal, Hamilton, Cleveland and Detroit. She was then going to carry copper from Bruce Mines back to...

  c 1880  Photograph of the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company steamboat CORINTHIAN in Hamilton habour. Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 .

    Watercolour drawing of the propeller HER MAJESTY in the Canal Basin at Dundas in 1868 when the Dundas Foundry ws fitting new machinery. Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 . Signed "I. S. Brookes"

    Drawing of the old schooner TRADE WIND waiting for a good breeze, to start her on her way. She was built at Portsmouth in 1853 and lasted to 1909, a very long life. Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 . Signed "I. S. Brookes"

  c 1872  Photograph of the Lake & River Steamship Company propeller LAKE MICHIGAN, launched in 1872 and finally abandoned around 1925. Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 .

  c 1873  Photograph of the Lake & River Steamship Company propeller LAKE ERIE, launched in 1873 and lost in a collision with the NORTHERN QUEEN on Lake Michigan in 1881. Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 .

  c 1873  View of Zealand's Wharf, taken from the top of the high bank. At the lower left, a vessel is under construction in A. M. Robertson's Shipyard. Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 .

    Plan of Hamilton waterfront in 1874 to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 . Redrawn from an original. "City Docks, 1874" Signed "I. S. Brookes"

    Plan of Hamilton waterfront in 1874 extended eastward to include the Hamilton & NorthWestern Railway wharf. Redrawn from an original. Used illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 Signed "I. S. Brookes"

    The Hamilton & NorthWestern Railway's lower trestle over Land's Inlet. The new wharf with its freight shed appears at the left Used illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901

    A.D. MacKay's propeller CELTIC entering Hamilton harbour via the Burlington Canal. The Burlington lighthouse stands to the side. Used illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 signed "I.S. Brookes"

    A great crowd gathers to watch the curling bonspiel on Burlington Bay. This view, lookiing north east from the foot of Catherine St., Hamilton shows Myles Coal wharf on the left and Murton & Reid's wharf, with the schooner ELLA MURTON wintering, on the right. Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, ...

  c 1880  Photograph of Captain Edward Zealand, Jr., master of the propeller ZEALAND, which foundered with all hands west of Nicholson's Island in 1880 Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 .

    Plan of Hamilton waterfront in 1882 to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 . This section focuses on the Grand Trunk Railway freight yards (formerly the Great Western Railway yards). Redrawn from an original. "City Docks, 1874" Signed "I. S. Brookes"

    Loading Timber and The Canal at the Beach. The Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 . "Loading Timber--The Canal at the Beach"

  c 1885  The steamer LILLIE in Burlington Bay owned by Capt. Thomas Thornton and D. A. Mitchell Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 .

  c 1887  Photograph of the Hamilton Steamboat Company steamer MAZEPPA Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 .

  c 1888  Photograph of the Burlington Canal, looking out toward the Lake, from the top of the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club house. The steamer MACASSA is passing the swing bridge built by the Hamilton & NorthWestern Ry. in 1876. The Main Light Station was established in 1838. In the foreground is one of the...

  c 1888  Murton & Reid's coal wharf, Hamilton Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 . "Unloading a Coal Schooner"

  c 1889  The steamer MODJESKA in Hamilton Harbour Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 .

    Captain J. B. Fairgrieve's steamer Arabian fitting out at Robertson's Shipyard in 1892 Used illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 signed "I.S. Brookes"

  c1892  Steamer Arabian Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 .

    Bill of Lading from the Hamilton Steamboat Company, 6 June 1892. Carriage of goods for R. A. Pringle to Miss Pringle of Toronto including bed, chairs, wardrobe, bureau, wash stands, table and carpets Collected but not used in Ivan S. Brookes, History of Hamilton Harbour

  c 1910  Looking north, showing the Ocean House on the right and an inter-urban car heading for Hamilton. The Burlington Canal bridge and lighthouse can be seen in the background. Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 .

  c 1900  The Hamilton Steel & Iron Company, 1900. This Photo was taken from the top of the Blast Furnace, and shows the Office in the foreground. Beyond the tracks in the Open Hearth shop with its two stacks and to its right is Harvey's Inlet, with Lottridge Inlet beyond it. The three short stacks belong...

  c 1900  The Hamilton Steel & Iron Company's wharf in 1900 showing the three McMyler Whirlies for unloading iron ore cargoes. Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 .

  c 1900  The steamer ROSEDALE in what appears to be an ice-filled harbour. Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 .

  c 1900  Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901 .

  c. 1907  The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club on Burlington Beach with the Burlington lighthouse in the background and the Burlington canal in the foreground. A coloured divided back postcard. It is postmarked 13 Oct. 1907 to Horton, Michigan "Royal Hamilton Yacht Club, Hamilton Ont." Reverse: "I. 313. Canadian...

  c. 1906  Coloured postcard of one of the Hamilton Steamboat Company steamboats at the piers of the Burlington Bay canal. This has been coloured to reflect a moonlit cruise, but there are other examples of this as a daytime picture. Undivided back postcard. It is postmarked 1Hamilton, ON 13 Aug. 1906 to...

  2004  Captain James Sutherland of the Royal Mail Line Steamboat MAGNET was given this silver tea service From a member of the family. The service was a gift of the officers and crew of the Magnet. The accompanying testimonial paid tribute to Sutherland's "uniformly kind and gentlemanly conduct towards...

  22 Mar 2005  The Upper Lakes Shipping freighter CANADIAN MINER in Hamilton Harbour with the Stelco foundry in the background.