The Museum of the Upper Lakes, Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada

The Museum of the Upper Lakes, Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada

The Museum of the Upper Lakes, Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada

Name/Title

The Museum of the Upper Lakes, Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada

Entry/Object ID

2023.744.35

Scope and Content

Colourized post card by H.R. Oakman, Peterborough Airways Ltd. , Peterborough, Ont.

Context

The post card includes a colour photograph of the theatre on Nancy Island. From the back of the post card: The Museum of the Upper Lakes, Nancy Island, Wasaga Beach, Ontario. Three centuries of Upper Lakes navigation is dramatized in artifacts, models, graphics and the Electronic Theatre presentation of "A Tale of Flame and Vengeance" - the narrative of the schooner Nancy, sunk by U.S. naval forces during the War of 1812-1814. The hull of Nancy, last British vessel left on the Upper Lakes in 1814, created the island and is preserved there by the Ontario Government. 51147-C

Acquisition

Accession

2023.744

Acquisition Method

Gift

Dimensions

Height

4-3/16 in

Width

5-7/8 in