Maritime History of the Great Lakes

CHIEFTAIN and JOHN A. MACDONALD towing timber rafts on the Saint Lawrence River

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
Distant view of the Calvin Company steam tow boats towing large rafts of timber from their headquarters at Garden Island, near Kingston, Ontario to Quebec City. A small hut can be seen on the raft where its crew would live.
Notes
Calvin's operated the JOHN A MACDONALD from 1866 to 1895 and the CHIEFTAIN from 1874 to 1905. Both were launched from Garden Island.
Date of Original
c1880
Dimensions
Width: 16.9 cm
Height: 12 cm
Subject(s)
Rafts
Steamboats
Tugboats
John A. Macdonald (steamboat)
Chieftain (steamboat)
Local identifier
319
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
Copyright Statement
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CHIEFTAIN and JOHN A. MACDONALD towing timber rafts on the Saint Lawrence River


Distant view of the Calvin Company steam tow boats towing large rafts of timber from their headquarters at Garden Island, near Kingston, Ontario to Quebec City. A small hut can be seen on the raft where its crew would live.