Category Ships, Canals - Cornwall Ontario Postcards

Ships, Canal

The tourism industry would be booming if the rapids were still here.

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Long Sault Rapids.

Card caption: “The Cornwall ship canal parallels the Long Sault Rapids and Canadian Highway No 2. ...

Long Sault Rapids.

A rare view of the Long Sault (pro-Soo) Rapids in winter. The name is sometimes seen as Longue Sault. ...

Long Sault Rapids.

Memory Shared: I count myself lucky to have seen the rapids at Long Sault. What I remember most ...

The Canal.

A quiet scene on the canal as a laker delivers its cargo to its destination. ...

Long Sault Rapids.

A laker in the canal passing the rapids. ...

Long Sault Rapids.

The steamboat "Empire State" in the Long Sault Rapids near Cornwall. ...

Long Sault Rapids.

Steamer “Brockville” in the Long Sault Rapids near Cornwall. ...

SS Britannic.

The Steam Ship Britannic traveling the St. Lawrence River. She was owned by the Montreal & Cornwall ...

The Rapids Prince.

Shooting the Long Sault Rapids is the Rapids Prince. She was one of three ships famous for taking ...

Long Sault Rapids.

Patriotic card featuring a ship in the Long Sault Rapids. ...

Rapids Prince.

Canada Steam Ship Lines carried many passengers on the “Royal Line”. ...

Long Sault Rapids.

Rapids King.

The Lachine Rapids was another exciting part of the voyage when traveling to Montreal. ...

SS Rapids Prince.

The message on this card (next) gives an interesting glimpse into a trip on the Rapids Prince in July 1945. ...

A trip on the SS Rapids Prince.

“Sunday 1945. Steve dearest, At this moment I’m riding on this boat. I’m mailing your letters ...

All Aboard!

Passengers carrying suitcases are ready to board the Rapids Prince at Cornwall. It’s hard to believe ...

SS Rapids Prince

The Rapids Prince is seen here in the Locks at Cornwall. There is another ship queued ready to follow. ...

International Bridge at Cornwall.

Known also as the Roosevelt Bridge, the ship appears to be the Rapids Prince. ...

Canaler in Cornwall Canal.

Women whose homes were close to the canal complained often of the black smoke which ruined ...

SS Rapids Queen.

The three sister ships carried royalty in their names. They were very much alike but there were differences ...

A Daughter Writes Home

Card date stamped Monday, Sep 2, 1912, Farran’s Point, to Mr. George Kerr, c/o Mrs. Wm. Chapau, ...

NY&O Rail Road Bridge.

The steamer "Sirius" under the New York and Ottawa Rail Road Bridge. The bridge was later ...

The canal bypassed the Long Sault Rapids.

The Long Sault Rapids were a natural weather break. Old-timers recall that storms coming up ...

Cornwall Canal.

Shell Tanker - "Lakeshell" (Canadian) in Cornwall Canal 1951. ...

Cornwall Canal.

Canada Steamship Lines "Keybell" in Cornwall Canal 1951 ...

The opened swing bridge on Cornwall Canal.

The swing bridge at the bottom of Augustus Street has been turned to let a ship pass through. ...

Cornwall Canal.

Two canalers in the Cornwall Canal. ...

Lock 17 Cornwall Canal.

The “Fairmount” passes through Lock 17 in the Cornwall Canal. This lock enjoyed the dubious distinction ...

The Cornwall Canal.

Ships passing in the Cornwall Canal.

The Cornwall Canal.

The Cornwall Canal was busy throughout the navigation season. Lakers, canalers, tug boats, ...

Tug Boat “Graeme Stewart” in Cornwall canal.

Photograph of the Tug Graeme Stewart in the Cornwall Canal near Horovitz Park ca 1969. ...

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