Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Martello Tower, Kingston Harbor

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
Mounted black and white photograph of Kingston Harbour from the late nineteenth century. The picture predates the large grain elevators that were a feature of the waterfron by the turn of the century. The one steamboat appears in the company of several schooners moored at wharves to the north-east of City Hall (opposite the Shoal Tower). The Penny Bridge can be seen in the background to the right at the entrance to the Rideau Canal.
Notes
There is another photograph of islands with tall hills in the background mounted back to back with this photograph. It was probably sold as part of a series of images but the photo album has been broken up.
Inscriptions
Handwritten: "428 Martello Tower Kingston Harbor
Date of Original
c 1890
Dimensions
Width: 17.2 cm
Height: 12.2 cm
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 12.3cm
Image Height: 10.2cm
Subject(s)
Forts & fortifications
Grain elevators
Martello towers
Piers & wharves
Steamboats
Schooners
Local identifier
198
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Kingston Harbour
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 44.230578972006 Longitude: -76.4768385887146
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
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Martello Tower, Kingston Harbor


Mounted black and white photograph of Kingston Harbour from the late nineteenth century. The picture predates the large grain elevators that were a feature of the waterfron by the turn of the century. The one steamboat appears in the company of several schooners moored at wharves to the north-east of City Hall (opposite the Shoal Tower). The Penny Bridge can be seen in the background to the right at the entrance to the Rideau Canal.