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Title |
The White Star, 1900 |
Description |
The steamer boat named "The White Star", full of passengers sailing during the Fruit Growers Excursion. In an effort to ensure regular steamship service to Oakville, the Oakville Navigation Company was formed in 1899. The company promptly purchase the "White Star", a shalow draft steel hulled ship built in Montreal in 1897. The next year she was chartered to a Buffalo compnay and the smaller side wheeler "Richelieu" worked the Oakville run. Many complaints brought back the "White Star." Popular for church picnics from the cities, she was nicknamed the "Sunday School Boat." |
Date |
1900/08/16 |
Catalog Number |
1950.3.813 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Search Terms |
White Star Fruit Growers Excursion Lake Ontario Oakville Ships Boat |
Neg # |
00813 |