2017.023.2.2 Raising of the Rossland, 1917

Accession Num: 2017.023.2.2

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Document Date: 1917-03- - 1917-04-

Donors: Estate of Melvin LaRue

Keywords: 1910s, accidents, Nakusp shipyard, SS Bonnington, SS Kootenay, SS Rossland, SS Rossland sinking (1917), sternwheelers, and Upper Arrow Lake

Locations: Nakusp

Physical Description:
1 b/w photograph (33.0 cm x 27.9 cm)

Notes:
SS Kootenay (left) and SS Bonnington (centre) docked at Canadian Pacific Railway shipyard, Upper Arrow Lake, Nakusp, in winter next to SS Rossland as it is raised from the water following its partial sinking, spring 1917. Photo via Bruce Rohn via Dave Johnson.

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