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[Maiden voyage of the first C.P. R.M.S. Empress of India to Vancouver, BC] Trueman & Caple

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The first C.P. R.M.S. Empress of India is greeted by crowd gathered on wharf for her maiden voyage to Vancouver, BC, mounted on card with inscription on verso, "This is the C.P.R. new steamer and is indeed a lovely sight they have three all the same here each is said to have cost one million if you would like any other picture of anything here I will send them, Yours Lovingly Len".

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Title
[Maiden voyage of the first C.P. R.M.S. Empress of India to Vancouver, BC]
Creator
Trueman & Caple
Date Created
1891-04-28
Description
The first C.P. R.M.S. Empress of India is greeted by crowd gathered on wharf for her maiden voyage to Vancouver, BC, mounted on card with inscription on verso, "This is the C.P.R. new steamer and is indeed a lovely sight they have three all the same here each is said to have cost one million if you would like any other picture of anything here I will send them, Yours Lovingly Len".
Subject
Ocean liners; Harbours; Piers & wharves
Genre
Photographs
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
CC-PH-03077; CC_PH_03077
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection. CC_PH_03077
Date Available
2015-11
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
DOI
10.14288/1.0219744
Category
C.P.R. steamships
RBSCLocation
Box 19
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/