Ocean-going vessel "Harpefjell" coming through lift bridge on the Welland Canal, St. Catharines
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Title
Ocean-going vessel "Harpefjell" coming through lift bridge on the Welland Canal, St. Catharines
Subject
Ocean-going vessel "Harpefjell;" Welland Canal; Homer Bridge
Description
Colourized photographic postcard of showing the oceangoing vessel "Harpefjell" coming through Homer Bridge by the Garden City Skyway, prior to entering Lock Three on the Welland Canal, St. Catharines, undated.
Postcard captioned on back: 'St. Catharines, Ontario: In April, 1959, traffic began using the St. Lawrence Seaway. The seaway, in the broadest sense is a huge water-way extending 2,300 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the head of the Great Lakes in the heart of North America. The photo shows the ocean going vessel HARPEJFELL coming through the lift bridge by the Garden City Skyway prior to entering Lock 3 of the Welland Canal section of the St. Lawrence Seaway.'
Postcard captioned on back: 'St. Catharines, Ontario: In April, 1959, traffic began using the St. Lawrence Seaway. The seaway, in the broadest sense is a huge water-way extending 2,300 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the head of the Great Lakes in the heart of North America. The photo shows the ocean going vessel HARPEJFELL coming through the lift bridge by the Garden City Skyway prior to entering Lock 3 of the Welland Canal section of the St. Lawrence Seaway.'
Creator
Photo: E. Ludwig; postcard: John Hinde Limited
Source
Welland Public Library Photo Collection
Publisher
Peterborough Postcard Co.
Date
Unknown
Rights
E. Ludwig; John Hinde Limited
Format
Colourized photographic postcard
Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
Storage - Welland Canal Binder #1 – Bridges – WELD-bri-0034
Coverage
Welland
Files
Collection
Citation
Photo: E. Ludwig; postcard: John Hinde Limited, “Ocean-going vessel "Harpefjell" coming through lift bridge on the Welland Canal, St. Catharines,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed December 23, 2024, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/9366.