Title

A typical canaller steaming through the third Welland Canal aqueduct at Welland, Ontario, Canada, circa 1925

Date

1984

Creator

Akkerman, Anton (Tony)

Provenance

From the personal collection of Andrew Porteus.

Extent

39.4 cm x 31.8 cm

Is Part Of

Private Ownership

Welland Canal Historical Print Series

Description

en-CA Signed by the artist

en-CA The canaller "MINDEMOYA" steams through the Welland aqueduct, past the old Welland County Courthouse. Canallers, with cargo capacities of about 2,700 tons, plied the Great Lakes in the early 1900's, supplying industries with wood, coal, and other raw materials. The aqueduct, part of the third Welland Canal, allowed Chippawa Creek to pass beneath it. The "MINDEMOYA," a "composite ship" built during the transition from wood to steel vessels, had an iron keel with wooden planking on iron frames. The opening of the Welland Ship Canal and the St. Lawrence Seaway, with their capacity for huge carriers, spelled the end for the old canallers.

Type

Still Image

Medium

Colour print

Subject

Welland Ship Canal

Historic Buildings

Ships

Location

Canada - Ontario

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=247419

Rights

MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF ANTON AKKERMANN

Date Created

2005-09-14

Date Modified

2006-08-19