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Steamer "Walk-in-the-Water", 1818-1821 (Lake Erie)
Steamer "Walk-in-the-Water", 1818-1821 (Lake Erie)

Steamer "Walk-in-the-Water", 1818-1821 (Lake Erie)

Dateapproximately 1915
Names
FormatPicture
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. "WALK-IN-THE-WATER", 1818-1821 / ...   After a lithograph, ca 1872, by Corrie's Detroit Lithographic Office "Detroit in 1820, with View of 'Walk-in-the-Water' " (Acc. JRR 144).  Heyl II : 275. See Snider notes.    
Subject
    GeographyGeographical FeatureLake Erie
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Pen and ink drawings
    DimensionsImage size: 138 mm x 183 mm (5 7/16 in. x 7 3/16 in.)
    Language
      CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberJRR2542
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      A house in Wheatley, Ont, sits surrounded by water from Lake Erie yesterday, with boats tied at the door
      A house in Wheatley, Ont, sits surrounded by water from Lake Erie yesterday, with boats tied at the door
      Ross, Fred
      4/10/1973
      Surrounded by water following the recent storm and flooding along the Lake Erie shoreline, is this farm in the small community of Erieau, south of Chatham. [Incomplete]
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      Griffin, Doug
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      Savage winds making big waves... Gale force winds yesterday brought another round of high-water warnings for shoreline residents along Lakes Erie, Ont(...)
      Savage winds making big waves... Gale force winds yesterday brought another round of high-water warnings for shoreline residents along Lakes Erie, Ont(...)
      Bock, Tony
      12/4/1986
      Fisheries minister Jack Davis (left) looks at the mercury-polluted water of Lake Erie from the wheelhouse of the John D
      Fisheries minister Jack Davis (left) looks at the mercury-polluted water of Lake Erie from the wheelhouse of the John D
      Davis, Jack, 1916-
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      Thousands of vacationers each summer flock to Crystal Beach on Lake Erie to bask on the warm sand, swim in the cool water, and frolic at the amusement centre
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      Ontario. Department of Travel & Publicity
      11/7/1969
      The Picturesque steamer arrives at Bigwin Island from the Mainland, Glistening lakes are not only fun to sail on, they're paradise for the sports-minded water skiers
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      Grant, Frank
      n.d.