Ocean-going vessel "Harpefjell" coming through lift bridge on the Welland Canal, St. Catharines

Dublin Core

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.'

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

IMG_20230112_0009 (3).jpg
IMG_20230117_0001.jpg

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 April 29, 2024, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/9366.