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  • CANADIAN ENGINEER (1920, Package Freighter)
    CANADIAN ENGINEER (1920, Package Freighter)
    Ship       Other Names: DONALD E. MCKAY; NEWBRUNDOC; ASHINGTON; ERLING; SALVATORE; Final Date: 1 Jun 1944; Dimensions (LBD): 251' x 43.7' x 22.5' ; 1920 Owned Canadian Government 1925 Owned Paterson Steamship Co Ltd; renamed DONALD E. MCKAY 1926 Renamed NEWBRUNDOC 1926 Renamed ASHINGTON 1927 Owned in Great Britain 1931 Owned in …
    Ship     Other Names: DONALD E. MCKAY; NEWBRUNDOC; ASHINGTON; ERLING; SALVATORE; Final Date: 1 Jun 1944; Dimensions (LBD): 251' x 43.7' x 22.5' ; 1920 Owned Canadian Government 1925 Owned Paterson Steamship …
    Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
  • Princess Marguerite (1925)
    Princess Marguerite (1925)
    Ship       Official No.: 150910; 350x60x17 Owned by Canadian Pacific Railway. Built by John Brown, Clydebank Scotland and launched 29/11/24. Turbine engines. Torpedoed 17/08/42 Eastern Mediterranean. ; Final Location: Mediterranean, War Loss (Torpedoed)
    Ship     Official No.: 150910; 350x60x17 Owned by Canadian Pacific Railway. Built by John Brown, Clydebank Scotland and launched 29/11/24. Turbine engines. Torpedoed 17/08/42 Eastern Mediterranean. ; Final Location: Mediterranean, War Loss …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Scottish Hero (1895)
    Scottish Hero (1895)
    Ship       Official No.: 105718; 297x40x34 Owned by Canadian Lake & Ocean Navigation Co., Toronto 1901-1914. Built by Doxford, Sunderland England 1895. Engine 19½-27½-39-54x42 by builder. On Great Lakes 1906-1915. Cut in two at Levis, Que. and reassembled, probably at Buffalo, 1906 to allow for entry onto Great Lakes. Cut in two …
    Ship     Official No.: 105718; 297x40x34 Owned by Canadian Lake & Ocean Navigation Co., Toronto 1901-1914. Built by Doxford, Sunderland England 1895. Engine 19½-27½-39-54x42 by builder. On Great Lakes 1906-1915. Cut in …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Wacousta (1908)
    Wacousta (1908)
    Ship       340x46x25 Owned in Norway, built for charter to Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co. for Sydney-Montreal coal trade. Engine 25-42-68x45 (maker unknown). Sunk by submarine 14/11/15 Crete, carrying freight cars from Amherst N. S. to Vladivostok. ; Final Location: Mediterranean, War Loss
    Ship     340x46x25 Owned in Norway, built for charter to Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co. for Sydney-Montreal coal trade. Engine 25-42-68x45 (maker unknown). Sunk by submarine 14/11/15 Crete, carrying freight cars …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • H.M. Pellatt (1903)
    H.M. Pellatt (1903)
    Ship       Official No.: 114446; Previous Registration: British (1919) Later Registration: Belgium (1920) 239x37x21 Owned by Canadian Lake & Ocean Navigation Co.; Merchants Mutual Line 1911; to Canadian Northern Steamship Co. 1916 (operated by Canada Steamship Lines). Engine 21-35-57x36 by D. Rowan, Glasgow. Ocean service in both World Wars. War loss 13/11/42 …
    Ship     Official No.: 114446; Previous Registration: British (1919) Later Registration: Belgium (1920) 239x37x21 Owned by Canadian Lake & Ocean Navigation Co.; Merchants Mutual Line 1911; to Canadian Northern Steamship Co. 1916 …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Clark Bros. (1890)
    Clark Bros. (1890)
    Ship       Official No.: 94984; First Rebuild: Official Number: 94984 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 51 x 11 -- 33 tons Rebuilt: in 1896 Second Rebuild: Propulsion: Screw Rebuilt: Oakville, Ontario, Canada 40x9x3 Owned by Clark Bros., Toronto; M. Clark, Toronto 1895; to L. Solman, 1905; later Toronto Ferry Co. Original engine 4 1/2x6 …
    Ship     Official No.: 94984; First Rebuild: Official Number: 94984 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 51 x 11 -- 33 tons Rebuilt: in 1896 Second Rebuild: Propulsion: Screw Rebuilt: Oakville, Ontario, Canada 40x9x3 Owned …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Walker House Farm Postcard
    Walker House Farm Postcard
    Image       A postcard depicting pigs at the Walker House Farm with a written message on the back.
    Image     A postcard depicting pigs at the Walker House Farm with a written message on the back.
    Oakville Public Library
  • Walker House Farm Postcard
    Walker House Farm Postcard
    Image       circa 1910s-1920s
    Image     circa 1910s-1920s
    Oakville Public Library
  • Canadian (1882)
    Canadian (1882)
    Ship       Other Names: Thistle (1894); Official No.: 83383; First Rebuild: Official Number: 100761 Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 122 x 19 -- 78 tons Rebuilt: Oakville, Ontario, Canada in 1894 122x19x6 Owned by J. Clendinning (Toronto & Humber Navigation Co.) Toronto 1882; R. Davies, Toronto 1887; to W. Hendrie, Hamilton 1889; to Toronto …
    Ship     Other Names: Thistle (1894); Official No.: 83383; First Rebuild: Official Number: 100761 Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 122 x 19 -- 78 tons Rebuilt: Oakville, Ontario, Canada in 1894 122x19x6 Owned by …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Burlington (1836)
    Burlington (1836)
    Ship       Dimensions unknown. Owned by "Col. Chisholm" 1837; D. Bethune, Toronto 1840; Jones, Hooker & Henderson 1841. Launched 10/07/36. Engine by Niagara Harbour & Dock Co. Never registered. Destroyed by fire 27/03/41 Toronto, converted to barge "Scotland". ; Final Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Burnt
    Ship     Dimensions unknown. Owned by "Col. Chisholm" 1837; D. Bethune, Toronto 1840; Jones, Hooker & Henderson 1841. Launched 10/07/36. Engine by Niagara Harbour & Dock Co. Never registered. Destroyed by fire …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Mascotte (1886)
    Mascotte (1886)
    Ship       Official No.: 90572; 70x14x3 Owned by J. Doty, Toronto 1886; to Toronto Ferry Co. 1890. Built by W. Redway, Toronto 1886. Engine 12x12 by J. Doty, Toronto. Ferry. Licensed for 148 passengers 1886. Launched 05/05/86. Washed into lake from winter layup 30/3/96 Oakville Ont. ; Final Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada, …
    Ship     Official No.: 90572; 70x14x3 Owned by J. Doty, Toronto 1886; to Toronto Ferry Co. 1890. Built by W. Redway, Toronto 1886. Engine 12x12 by J. Doty, Toronto. Ferry. Licensed for …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Last of the "STRATH": Schooner Days DCCXC (790)
    Last of the "STRATH": Schooner Days DCCXC (790)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 5 Apr 1947     Last of the "STRATH" Schooner Days DCCXC (790) by C. H. J. Snider IT'S a sad sight to see on the dump the picked carcass of an old and pliant defender of the Canada's Cup, that ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 5 Apr 1947   Last of the "STRATH" Schooner Days DCCXC (790) by C. H. J. Snider IT'S a sad sight to see on the dump the picked carcass of an old and pliant …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • "Defiance" Herself: Schooner Days DCXXXI (631)
    "Defiance" Herself: Schooner Days DCXXXI (631)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 4 Mar 1944     "Defiance" Herself Schooner Days DCXXXI (631) by C. H. J. Snider BOSS HARRIS, Port Credit shipwright whose first name was Jim, was a wit. When, at the end of an open winter 100 ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 4 Mar 1944   "Defiance" Herself Schooner Days DCXXXI (631) by C. H. J. Snider BOSS HARRIS, Port Credit shipwright whose first name was Jim, was a wit. When, at the end of an …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Earth in the Time of Corona
    Earth in the Time of Corona
    Text       Poem written by Victoria West
    Text     Poem written by Victoria West
    Whitby Public Library
  • Kathleen (1886)
    Kathleen (1886)
    Ship       Official No.: 90574; 84x18x6 Owned by A. J. Tymon, Toronto; to Toronto Ferry Co. 1892. Built by G. Dickson, Toronto 1886. Engine 12x14 by Nash & Weed, Buffalo N.Y. Primarily ferry, occasional lake excursions in early years. Licensed for 170 passengers 1886, 200 passengers 1914. Damaged by fire in drydock …
    Ship     Official No.: 90574; 84x18x6 Owned by A. J. Tymon, Toronto; to Toronto Ferry Co. 1892. Built by G. Dickson, Toronto 1886. Engine 12x14 by Nash & Weed, Buffalo N.Y. Primarily …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • St. Jean Baptiste (1858)
    St. Jean Baptiste (1858)
    Ship       Other Names: Sadie (1885); Shamrock; Official No.: 41614; First Rebuild: Official Number: 41614 Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 98 x 23 -- 116 tons Rebuilt: in 1877 Second Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Third Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Rebuilt: Oakville, Ontario, Canada Fourth Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Rebuilt: Oakville, Ontario, Canada 98x23x7 Owned by Godin & …
    Ship     Other Names: Sadie (1885); Shamrock; Official No.: 41614; First Rebuild: Official Number: 41614 Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 98 x 23 -- 116 tons Rebuilt: in 1877 Second Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Third …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • The First Black Doctor in Canada: Anderson Ruffin Abbott
    The First Black Doctor in Canada: Anderson Ruffin Abbott
    CollectionImageText       Created as part of Black History month programming
    CollectionImageText     Created as part of Black History month programming
    Toronto Public Library
  • The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Toronto, Ontario
    The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Toronto, Ontario
    Image       There are lines drawn in ink on the photograph. Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is one of five synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, consisting of more than 200 member congregations and 78,000 baptized members. The territory of the Eastern Synod runs from Sault …
    Image     There are lines drawn in ink on the photograph. Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is one of five synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, …
    Wilfrid Laurier University Library
  • N.S. Girl in C.N.E. Beauty Contest
    N.S. Girl in C.N.E. Beauty Contest
    Image       "'Choosing of Miss Canada' from girls representing all Provinces, Judged by artists" held at the Dance Pavilion, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto on Wednesday, September 4. Musicians were Tommy Dorsey, and Al and Bob Harvey and their Canadian Coster Band, with Patricia Bailey, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Cost $1.00 …
    Image     "'Choosing of Miss Canada' from girls representing all Provinces, Judged by artists" held at the Dance Pavilion, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto on Wednesday, September 4. Musicians were Tommy Dorsey, and …
    Oakville Public Library
  • Pleasant Hours: A Paper for Young Folk, Vol. III No. 20- October 6, 1863
    Pleasant Hours: A Paper for Young Folk, Vol. III No. 20- October 6, 1863
    Text       This issue of Pleasant Hours: a paper for young folk contains an article titled “The Story of Queenston Heights”.
    Text     This issue of Pleasant Hours: a paper for young folk contains an article titled “The Story of Queenston Heights”.
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