SS Chippewa at Grimsby Beach
"The Beach, Grimsby Beach"
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SS Chippewa at Grimsby BeachDescription
Looking east at Grimsby Beach pier where the Niagara Navigation Co's. sidewheel steamship Chippewa awaits passengers. Postmarked 1925. Built in 1893 by Hamilton Bridge & Shipbuilding Co., she was the largest passenger steamer on Lake Ontario at the time, established a speed record of 20 knots and could carry 2,000 people. Taken out of service in 1937, she was scrapped at Hamilton in late 1939.Collection
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Postcards