Maritime History of the Great Lakes
A Night Scene on Lake Erie
Description
Item Type
Postcards
Description
Coloured postcard of two paddlewheeled steamboats on Lake Erie that has been tinted to appear as a moonlit night with the searchlights on. A third steamboat is in the background to the right. A man in a small rowboat is in the lower front left. The leftmost steamboat appears to be a Detroit and Cleveland steamboat
Notes
Divided back postcard. Postally unused.
Inscriptions
"A Night Scene on Lake Erie"
Date of Original
c1907
Dimensions
Width: 13.7 cm
Height: 8.6 cm
Subject(s)
Steamboats
Local identifier
226
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Lake Erie
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 42.454166 Longitude: -81.121388
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
Contact
Maritime History of the Great Lakes
Email:walter@maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca
Website:
http://www.MaritimeHistoryOfTheGreatLakes.ca/

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A Night Scene on Lake Erie


Coloured postcard of two paddlewheeled steamboats on Lake Erie that has been tinted to appear as a moonlit night with the searchlights on. A third steamboat is in the background to the right. A man in a small rowboat is in the lower front left. The leftmost steamboat appears to be a Detroit and Cleveland steamboat