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Steamer "Lord Elgin", 1852-64 (St. Lawrence River & Lake Ontario)
An illustration of a steamboat on a body of water, with two boats faintly visible far off in the background. The words "Lord Elgin" are written on the side of the boat close to the bow, and the official flag of Ontario is flying from the stern. There is a smokestack close to the stern and a tall flagpole close to the bow.

Steamer "Lord Elgin", 1852-64 (St. Lawrence River & Lake Ontario)

Dateapproximately 1915
Names
Format
Notes
Pen & ink over pencil with border of pen & ink over pencil.
Inscribed in pen & ink, l.r.: C.H.J. Snider; In pencil, vso: STR "LORD ELGIN" 1852-64 / ... immigrant passenger trade and in 1854 / had two cholera victims among her passengers...    See Snider notes. 
Subject
Country:Canada
Geograhical feature:Lake Ontario
Medium
DimensionsImage size: 141 mm x 182 mm (5 9/16 in. x 7 3/16 in.)
Language
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberJRR2592