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Steamer "Chicora"

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Date:

1865-1913.

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Item ID number:

3393834

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Maurice W. Hime collection

Steamer "Chicora"
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Date(s):

1865-1913.

Place:

Ontario:

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1 photograph ; 6-1/2" X 10"

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no language
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Photographer: J. Eagen

Chicora (Steamship)
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Described by the RECON project.
The "Chicora" was built in England in 1864 for service as a blockade-runner in the American Civil War. After the war, she was purchased by Canadian owners and, eventually, found her way to the upper Great Lakes. From 1869 to 1875, the "Chicora" provided passenger service between Collingwood and Fort William. She transported troops for service in the Red River Rebellion and served as vice-regal yacht when the Governor General toured the Upper Lakes. The "Chicora" ceased to be a passenger steamer at the close of the 1913 season. She continued to serve as a tow-barge until 1942 when she sank following a collision in Kingston harbour.
The Red River (or Wolseley) Expedition was a military force under the leadership of Colonel Garnet Wolseley. It was authorized to confront the Métis in 1870, during the Red River Rebellion (Red River Resistance). The expedition was also intended to counter potential American expansionist actions. Following an arduous journey, the expedition arrived at Upper Fort Garry, ended Louis Riel's Provisional Government and eliminated the threat of American expansionism.

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1932-482 NPC
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Copy negative [1932-482 NPC] C-003947

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Credit: Hime, W. / Library and Archives Canada / C-003947
Copyright: Expired.

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