St. Laurence from Point Lewis, Quebec, Canada

Title
St. Laurence from Point Lewis, Quebec, Canada
LC Subject
Rivers--Québec (Province)
Photographer
Williams, Brown & Earle
Description
The Great Lakes are drained by the St. Lawrence River. Great ocean liners go 1,000 miles up the river, immense cargoes of grain are brought down the Great Lakes through the Welland Canal to Montreal and thence to Europe. Formerly the ocean steamers which came to Canada stopped at Quebec, because the river channel west of that city was only eleven feet deep; but in 1851 the people began to dredge out the St. Lawrence. It is now twenty-seven feet deep, and the large vessels from Europe sail right up to Montreal.
Work Type
lantern slides
Location
Québec >> Quebec >> Canada St. Lawrence River >> Quebec >> Canada
Date
1900/1940
Identifier
P217:11:04
Rights
In Copyright
Local Collection Name
Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Is Part Of
Set 20 - Rivers of the World
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Hand-tinted