First skippers. Captain Walker MacMillan of the Wave Transport receives top hat from Harbormaster H.J. Snelgrove for being first ship into Port of Toronto for 1961 shipping season

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First skippers. Captain Walker MacMillan of the Wave Transport receives top hat from Harbormaster H.J. Snelgrove for being first ship into Port of Toronto for 1961 shipping season

Date4/3/1964

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Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

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Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: First skippers. Captain Walker MacMillan of the Wave Transport receives top hat from Harbormaster H.J. Snelgrove for being first ship into Port of Toronto for 1961 shipping season.

Subject

Ships

Ship captains

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014152F

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