Thousand Islander Running Between Detroit, U.S.A., And Chatham, Ont., Canada.
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- Thousand Islander Running Between Detroit, U.S.A., And Chatham, Ont., Canada.
- Publication year listed
- 1925
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- Public domain eBook
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Thousand Islander Running Between Detroit, U.S.A., And Chatham, Ont., Canada.
Author: Post Card & Greeting Card Co. Ltd.
Year: 1925
Type(s): Postcard Identifier(s): 232-19 Source: Mike Skreptak Collection; Box 2 Notes: c. 1925; the Thousand Islander was the third of three popular steamers owned by the Chatham Navigation Company that made regular runs between Chatham, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan via the Thames River; the City of Chatham steamer made its maiden voyage on May 24, 1889 and was sold in 1912; it was replaced by the larger Ossifrage in 1912 which was active until 1920; the Ossifgage was replaced by the Thousand Islander in 1920, but by then, car travel was becoming more popular and fewer were travelling by boat; steamer travel between the two cities ended in the 1920s. Place(s): Chatham (Ontario) Rights: Public Domain Repository: University of Windsor. Leddy Library. Archives and Special Collections