Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Pt. Dover, Ont.

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Postcards
Description
Real photo postcard of the steamboat ARGYLE arriving in Port Dover around 1900. A crowd of umbrella carrying passengers stand along the rain soaked wooden pier around the lighthouse.
Notes
The EMPRESS OF INDIA (built in Deseronto in 1876), was rebuilt as ARGYLE in 1899 and renamed FRONTIER in 1912.
Inscriptions
"Pt. Dover, Ont."
Date of Original
c1900
Subject(s)
Lighthouses
Passengers
Piers & wharves
Argyle (steamboat)
Collection
Port Dover Museum
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Port Dover
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 42.7813699959855 Longitude: -80.2014827728271
Copyright Statement
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Contact
Maritime History of the Great Lakes
Email:walter@maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca
Website:
https://www.MaritimeHistoryOfTheGreatLakes.ca/

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Pt. Dover, Ont.


Real photo postcard of the steamboat ARGYLE arriving in Port Dover around 1900. A crowd of umbrella carrying passengers stand along the rain soaked wooden pier around the lighthouse.