Maritime History of the Great Lakes

One Million Bushel Grain Elevator, Windmill Point, Montreal

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Postcards
Description
Coloured postcard of the industrial portion of Montreal near the bottom of the Lachine Canal featuring the Grand Trunk grain elevator, a long line of railway cars. Lumber is piled along the wharf below the lock. A number of barges, some filled with coal or dredgin spoil lie in the lower right of the picture with a small steam yacht.
Notes
Divided back. Postmarked "Montreal, QUE, 5 Jan 1911 12 pm"
Inscriptions
"One Million Bushel Grain Elevator, Windmill Point, Montreal" "103,265"
Reverse: "The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto Printed in Great Britain"
Publisher
The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd.
Place of Publication
Montreal and Toronto
Date of Original
c 1910
Dimensions
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 8.6 cm
Subject(s)
Barges
Grain elevators
Locks (Canals)
Railroad freight cars
Yachts
Local identifier
44
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Montréal
    Quebec, Canada
    Latitude: 45.50884 Longitude: -73.58781
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
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One Million Bushel Grain Elevator, Windmill Point, Montreal


Coloured postcard of the industrial portion of Montreal near the bottom of the Lachine Canal featuring the Grand Trunk grain elevator, a long line of railway cars. Lumber is piled along the wharf below the lock. A number of barges, some filled with coal or dredgin spoil lie in the lower right of the picture with a small steam yacht.