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S.S. British Empire

Author/Photographer T.L Williams

Donor Phillips/Dalzell

Date1911

MediumPrints

ClassificationsPhotographs

Terms

Steamships

Object numberPh 02628

DescriptionBlack and white photo of the first ocean-going steamer to enter Masset Inlet. The British Empire docked at Queenstown where she stayed for four days unloading machinery for the coal company Wright & Green. Shed and small wharf were James Martin's. All supplies unloaded via rafts and small boats.

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