“Empress of India” in the harbour, Port Dalhousie
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Slides
- Description
- A black and white image of the paddle wheel steamship “Empress of India” in the harbour, Port Dalhousie. The Grand Trunk Railway's station is in the foreground and a grain elevator is to the left.
- Notes
- Slide File Number: 06.103-D-1
The Empress of India was a paddle wheel steamer operated by the St. Catharines, Grimsby and Toronto Navigation Company. The company was founded in 1884 to provide passenger service from Toronto to Port Dalhousie. In 1899 the ship was rebuilt and renamed “Argyle” and subsequently moved to different steamer routes.
- Date of Original
- c. 1890
- Subject(s)
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.20011 Longitude: -79.26629
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- Contact
- St. Catharines Public LibraryEmail:info@myscpl.ca
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