Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Unloading coal -- a modern lake steamer at Fort William, Ontario Canada

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Stereographs
Description
Stereoview of a Pioneer Steamship Company (Hutchison) lake freighter WILLIAM A. PAINE unloading coal at Fort William, ON. Two clamshell buckets descend towards the open hatches. On the right some railroad cars stand underneath a coal trestle. In the background a tugboat moves along the Kaministiquia River.
Notes
This is a companion to a stereoview of the HURONIC in the river, taken from behind the current vantage point.
Inscriptions
"9466 Unloading coal -- a modern lake steamer at Fort William, Ontario Canada"
"Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co."
"The "PERFEC" Stereograph. (Trade Mark)
"Patented April 14, 1903. Other Patents Pending."
"H. C. White Co. Gen'l Offices N. Bennington, Vt., U.S.A."
"Branch Offices: New York, Chicago, London"
Publisher
H. C. White Co.
Place of Publication
Bennington, VT
Date of Original
c1906
Dimensions
Width: 17.8 cm
Height: 8.7 cm
Subject(s)
Piers & wharves
Tugboats
William A. Paine (Propeller)
Coal Derricks (Derrick)
Local identifier
805
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Thunder Bay
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 48.3717029636054 Longitude: -89.249324798584
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to the applicable Canadian or American laws. No restrictions on use.
Copyright Date
1906
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Unloading coal -- a modern lake steamer at Fort William, Ontario Canada


Stereoview of a Pioneer Steamship Company (Hutchison) lake freighter WILLIAM A. PAINE unloading coal at Fort William, ON. Two clamshell buckets descend towards the open hatches. On the right some railroad cars stand underneath a coal trestle. In the background a tugboat moves along the Kaministiquia River.