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Former queen of the Great Lakes passenger ships, the S
Former queen of the Great Lakes passenger ships, the S

Former queen of the Great Lakes passenger ships, the S

Date8/22/1942
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Original Toronto Star caption: Former queen of the Great Lakes passenger ships; the S.S. Seeanddee; her bright-work now battleship gray and her ornate superstructure gone to make room for a flight deck; is a training aircraft for students of the U.S. navy air arm
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014461F
A revolution in cruising is afloat as huge ships which carry up to 2,200 passengers come into Caribbean service
A revolution in cruising is afloat as huge ships which carry up to 2,200 passengers come into Caribbean service
11/14/1987
At top a fashion show around the ship's pool, above left the Norway awaiting passengers off a Bahamas isle and at left one of its destinations, St. Maarten
At top a fashion show around the ship's pool, above left the Norway awaiting passengers off a Bahamas isle and at left one of its destinations, St. Maarten
6/20/1983
C.S.L. passenger ships Toronto and Kingston, Kingston will Join Companion Ship in Retirement
C.S.L. passenger ships Toronto and Kingston, Kingston will Join Companion Ship in Retirement
1/4/1950
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
A cargo of wine for Metro, Largest container ship to enter the Great Lakes, the 502-foot Manchester Concept is shown unloading cargo in Toronto harbor(...)
A cargo of wine for Metro, Largest container ship to enter the Great Lakes, the 502-foot Manchester Concept is shown unloading cargo in Toronto harbor(...)
5/31/1972
Manchester concept, largest container ship ever to enter the Great Lakes, is unloading in Toronto
Manchester concept, largest container ship ever to enter the Great Lakes, is unloading in Toronto
5/30/1972
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
Image shows a lifeboat drill in progress: a person climbing the ladder and lifeboat being unloa ...
A safety check-up for ships. Lifeboat drill is one of the things marine engineers inspect on lake ships before the shipping season opens. Aboard the C(...)
3/29/1974
Ships - Sailing - Tall Ships
Ships - Sailing - Tall Ships
9/22/1993
What's cooking? Carol Smith, ship's cook on the lake freighter Meldrum Bay, makes up crew's shopping list before the ship sets sail for Thunder Bay
What's cooking? Carol Smith, ship's cook on the lake freighter Meldrum Bay, makes up crew's shopping list before the ship sets sail for Thunder Bay
4/6/1982
Ships that pass: The Wind Spirit about to be overtaken by its sister ship, Wind star
Ships that pass: The Wind Spirit about to be overtaken by its sister ship, Wind star
9/12/1992
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