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Opposite Prince Arthur's Landing, Lake Superior

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Date:

1883

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2915801

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Gaviller Family fonds

Opposite Prince Arthur's Landing, Lake Superior
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Date(s):

1883

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 drawing / dessin : pencil on wove paper
Support 7.400 x 55.600 cm
Secondary support 31.700 x 25.200 cm

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glued on p.112...four parts comprising negatives C-35815-C35818..., ... Alexander Gaviller Album

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Artist: Gaviller, Alexander, fl. 1828-1903

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album: An album of photographs and sketches dating from 1828 to 1903, mostly views of various villages in the South of England, as well as Bond Head, Hamilton, Orillia, Chippawa, Parry Sound, Port Arthur, St. Mary's, Sault St. Marie, Ontario; the Maritimes; Vermont, Quebec and Lake Superior.

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Inscribed. Dated., Inscription: in pencil, recto l.l. on c-35815: Grind Stone Mountain 1224 ft.; in pencil, l.l. on c-35816: Thunder Cape 17 miles opposite Prince Arthurs Landing Lake Superior 1883; in pencil, l.l. on c-35817: Pie Island 15 miles McKays Pike; in black ink, verso u.l. on c-35818: AD. 1883./ Taken from the Wharf of Prince Arthurs/ landing Lake Superior, on my trip in/ the Myles Steamer; in pencil, vertically, l.r.: 1300 ft high/ 15 miles long. (complete transcription)

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Taken from the Whart at Prince Arthurs Landing, Lake Superior, on my trip in the Myles Steamer. AD. 1883
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Ontario

landscape

paysage

ONT., LAKE SUPERIOR, PRINCE ARTHUR'S LANDING
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1971-035 PIC
00109
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[Consultation90 Open]
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Item no. assigned by LAC [00109] 109

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [00109] C-035815

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1971-35-97 The Gaviller Collection was donated by Mr. C. F. Gaviller of Gaviller & Co., 8625 Second Avenue East, Owen Sound, Ontario.
Copyright: Expired

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