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An illustration of a steamboat on a body of water. The word "Peerless" is written on ...
Steamer "Peerless" 1853-1861 (Lake Ontario)
An illustration of a steamboat on a body of water. The word "Peerless" is written on the side of the boat directly above the paddlewheel and on a flagpole towards the bow. The official flag of Ontario is flying from the stern, and there is a smokestack to the left of the paddlewheel in the middle of the boat.

Steamer "Peerless" 1853-1861 (Lake Ontario)

Dateapproximately 1915
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Format
Notes
Pen & ink over pencil with border of pen & ink over pencil.
Inscribed in pen & ink, l.r.: C H J. Snider; In pencil, vso: STR. "PEERLESS", 1853 / ... Built at Dumbarton, Scotland ...    Probably after a pen & ink drawing by William J. Thomson, 1893 (Acc. D 3-19)  reproduced in Landmarks of Toronto v.2, p. 895.    Heyl III: 275-6.    See Snider notes. 
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Medium
DimensionsImage size: 141 mm, 182 cm (5 9/16 in. x 71 5/8 in.)
Language
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberJRR2594
Country:Canada
Geograhical feature:Lake Ontario