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  • The steamer LADY ELGIN lying at her wharf at Chicago
    The steamer LADY ELGIN lying at her wharf at Chicago Imagecomment
        Woodcut engraving of a photograph of the steamboat LADY ELGIN of the Chicago, Milwaukee and Lake Superior Line, lying at her wharf in Chicago, the day before her loss on Lake Michigan.
      Woodcut engraving of a photograph of the steamboat LADY ELGIN of the …
  • The "Chicora"
    The "Chicora" Image
        Engraving of the steamboat CHICORA in Collingwood harbour in 1870, from which she embarked troops for the Red River Expedition
      Engraving of the steamboat CHICORA in Collingwood harbour in 1870, from which …
  • View from the Fortifications, Mackinac, Michigan
    View from the Fortifications, Mackinac, Michigan Image
        Woodcut engraving of the view of the Mackinaw, MI village and harbour from Fort Mackinac.
      Woodcut engraving of the view of the Mackinaw, MI village and harbour …
  • City of Kingston and the Rideau Canal, Foot of Lake Ontario, Canada West
    City of Kingston and the Rideau Canal, Foot of Lake Ontario, Canada West Image
        Woodcut engraving of Kingston from Point Henry looking across Navy Bay to the Cataraqui Bridge that marks the Lake Ontario end of the Rideau Canal.
      Woodcut engraving of Kingston from Point Henry looking across Navy Bay to …
  • City of Kingston, Canada West -- The Royal Dock Yards, and Naval and Military Store Houses.
    City of Kingston, Canada West -- The Royal Dock Yards, and Naval and Military Store Houses. Image
        Woodcut engraving of Kingston from Point Henry looking across Navy Bay to the Stone Frigate and beyond that to Kingston harbour. The presence of two steamboats in Navy Bay at this date suggests that
      Woodcut engraving of Kingston from Point Henry looking across Navy Bay to …
  • Ice Hills on the Pier, Oswego, N. Y.
    Ice Hills on the Pier, Oswego, N. Y. Image
        Woodcut engraving of the port of Oswego in the winter of 1856. From the linked article: "In this sketch, a part of Fort Ontario is seen in the distance. At the right hand is a monster store-house, ca
      Woodcut engraving of the port of Oswego in the winter of 1856. …
  • Town and Harbor of Mackinac, Michigan
    Town and Harbor of Mackinac, Michigan Image
        Woodcut engraving of the town and harbour of Mackinac at the entrance to Lake Michigan. The artist has included variety of sailing craft and what appears to be a sternwheel steamboat at the middle pi
      Woodcut engraving of the town and harbour of Mackinac at the entrance …
  • Town of Mackinac, on Lake Huron, State of Michigan
    Town of Mackinac, on Lake Huron, State of Michigan Imagecomment
        Woodcut engraving of the town and harbour of Mackinac at the entrance to Lake Michigan. The artist has included a paddlewheel steamboat, a propeller, a couple of schooners, smaller saling craft and a
      Woodcut engraving of the town and harbour of Mackinac at the entrance …
  • Explosion of the Propeller Inkermann, at Browne's Wharf, Toronto, C. W., May 29, 1857
    Explosion of the Propeller Inkermann, at Browne's Wharf, Toronto, C. W., May 29, 1857 Image
        William Armstrong was both civil engineer, artist and photographer, being a member of one of Toronto's early photographic companies. His career is well-documented in Henry G. Campbell, Early Days on
      William Armstrong was both civil engineer, artist and photographer, being a member …
  • Toronto at Hotel Frontenac
    Toronto at Hotel Frontenac Image
        Photograph of steamboat TORONTO landing at the dock of the Hotel Frontenac in the Thousand Islands.
      Photograph of steamboat TORONTO landing at the dock of the Hotel Frontenac …
  • Carmona
    Carmona Image
        Photograph of CARMON entering Kincardine harbour. A crowd wanders along the pier.
      Photograph of CARMON entering Kincardine harbour. A crowd wanders along the pier.
  • Clark Bros.
    Clark Bros. Image
        Photograph of the Toronto Island ferry CLARK BROS.at the Ward's Island pier.
      Photograph of the Toronto Island ferry CLARK BROS.at the Ward's Island pier.
  • Kathleen and Commodore Jarvis at RCYC pier
    Kathleen and Commodore Jarvis at RCYC pier Image
        Photograph of KATHLEEN (right) and COMMODORE JARVIS at the R.C.Y.C. pier on Labour Day, 1917.
      Photograph of KATHLEEN (right) and COMMODORE JARVIS at the R.C.Y.C. pier on …
  • Clark Bros. at Ward's Island dock
    Clark Bros. at Ward's Island dock Image
        Photograph of the TTC ferry CLARK BROS. at the wharf at Ward's Island. Captain McSherry is second from the left on the upper deck.
      Photograph of the TTC ferry CLARK BROS. at the wharf at Ward's …
  • Rochester Harbor
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        p> Rochester Harbor. - It is gratifying to be able to state that measures have at length been taken for constructing the important piers at the junction of the Genesee River and Lake Ontario, (Charlo
      p> Rochester Harbor. - It is gratifying to be able to state …
  • Marquette, from Ridge Street
    Marquette, from Ridge Street Image
        Stereoview of the long wharves at Marquette, MI
      Stereoview of the long wharves at Marquette, MI
  • MacKay's Wharf: The story of a shipowning enterprise in Hamilton
    MacKay's Wharf: The story of a shipowning enterprise in Hamilton Text
       
     
  • Caspian
    Caspian Image
        Magic lantern slide of the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company steamboat CASPIAN (formerly the PASSPORT) at the company wharf in Toronto.
      Magic lantern slide of the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company steamboat CASPIAN …
  • KINGSTON
    KINGSTON Imagemystery
        Black and white photograph of a crowd standing alongside a wharf, probably in the Thousand Islands, with the Canada Steamship Lines steamboat KINGSTON, lying alongside. A low terminal building is on
      Black and white photograph of a crowd standing alongside a wharf, probably …
  • Pockets of iron ore (160 tons each) on long dock ready for shipment, Escanaba, Mich.
    Pockets of iron ore (160 tons each) on long dock ready for shipment, Escanaba, Mich. Image
        Stereoview of the iron ore dock at Escanaba, MI, with workers shoveling loose ore into the pockets. A hopper car is in the background.
      Stereoview of the iron ore dock at Escanaba, MI, with workers shoveling …
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