Maritime History of the Great Lakes

At Busy Deseronto, Ont.

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Postcards
Description
Coloured postcard of the waterfront at Deseronto, Ontario and the lumber operations of the Rathbun Company. At the wharves is a two masted schooner and the small steam freighter RELIANCE. Depending on the precise date of the picture the RELIANCE is either the property of the Rathbun Company (1903 to 1908) or the Hepburn Brothers of Picton (1908 to 1916).
Notes
Undivided back. Postally unused.
Inscriptions
"At Busy Deseronto, Ont." "103,307"
Reverse: " The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal dn Toronto; Printed in Great Britain"
Publisher
The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd.
Place of Publication
Montreal and Toronto
Dimensions
Width: 13.7 cm
Height: 8.7 cm
Subject(s)
Carts & wagons
Freight cars
Hoisting machinery
Lumber
Lumberyards
Piers & wharves
Schooners
Reliance (steamboat)
Local identifier
53
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Deseronto
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 44.20012 Longitude: -77.04944
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
Contact
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Email:walter@maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca
Website:
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At Busy Deseronto, Ont.


Coloured postcard of the waterfront at Deseronto, Ontario and the lumber operations of the Rathbun Company. At the wharves is a two masted schooner and the small steam freighter RELIANCE. Depending on the precise date of the picture the RELIANCE is either the property of the Rathbun Company (1903 to 1908) or the Hepburn Brothers of Picton (1908 to 1916).