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A tanker plies the Great Lakes, now a target for many water-parched states south of the border
A tanker plies the Great Lakes, now a target for many water-parched states south of the border

A tanker plies the Great Lakes, now a target for many water-parched states south of the border

Date10/11/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: A tanker plies the Great Lakes; now a target for many water-parched states south of the border.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014122F
Gaping maw: The car ferry Chi-Cheemaun, with its hinged bow, plies the main channel between the Bruce Peninsula and Manitoulin island from May to October
Gaping maw: The car ferry Chi-Cheemaun, with its hinged bow, plies the main channel between the Bruce Peninsula and Manitoulin island from May to October
8/20/1983
At the helm, Watch Officer Stan Bydal, 18, of Toronto steers the Pathfinder, a sail-training brigantine that's been cruising the Great lakes for 10 year now
At the helm, Watch Officer Stan Bydal, 18, of Toronto steers the Pathfinder, a sail-training brigantine that's been cruising the Great lakes for 10 year now
8/3/1973
Lifting her elbows in fine style, Angela Kondrak plies the calm water of Lake Ontario this morning at the halfway point in her second bid to conquer Lake Ontario
Lifting her elbows in fine style, Angela Kondrak plies the calm water of Lake Ontario this morning at the halfway point in her second bid to conquer Lake Ontario
7/12/1975
First of three lake tankers being built at Collingwood, the Imperial Collingwood is shown as she took to the water Saturday in a perfect launching. Th(...)
First of three lake tankers being built at Collingwood, the Imperial Collingwood is shown as she took to the water Saturday in a perfect launching. Th(...)
9/29/1947
Too little: Russian ship Yota Bondarovskaya is now being unloaded in Toronto Harbor but there are not enough vessels arriving in port to keep workers busy, Great Lakes/Seaway task force was told
Too little: Russian ship Yota Bondarovskaya is now being unloaded in Toronto Harbor but there are not enough vessels arriving in port to keep workers busy, Great Lakes/Seaway task force was told
7/15/1980
Hitting the water is the largest tanker ever built by a Canadian shipyard
Hitting the water is the largest tanker ever built by a Canadian shipyard
6/28/1948
Launched: The Canadian Ambassador, operated by Upper Lakes Shipping, was put in service last July just at a time when Great Lakes' grain tonnage was on the way down
Launched: The Canadian Ambassador, operated by Upper Lakes Shipping, was put in service last July just at a time when Great Lakes' grain tonnage was on the way down
10/11/1983
Ice breaker needed on Georgian Bay, Canada's largest icebreaker operating in the Great Lakes, the Coast Guard ship Griffon has been working out of Mid(...)
Ice breaker needed on Georgian Bay, Canada's largest icebreaker operating in the Great Lakes, the Coast Guard ship Griffon has been working out of Mid(...)
2/7/1975
The Federal Maple, a ship presented to the West Indies Federation by Canada, now plies the Caribbean from Trinidad to Jamaica carrying passengers and (...)
The Federal Maple, a ship presented to the West Indies Federation by Canada, now plies the Caribbean from Trinidad to Jamaica carrying passengers and (...)
2/14/1973
C.P.R Great Lakes steamer "Keewatin" in St. Mary's river
C.P.R Great Lakes steamer "Keewatin" in St. Mary's river
Approximately 1912
Large steamship at dockside.
S.S. Keewatin. great lakes service, C.P. RY, Port Arthur, Ont
Approximately 1910
Interlude: Great Lakes freighter crewmen taking on supplies
Interlude: Great Lakes freighter crewmen taking on supplies
7/22/1983