2018.036.2 Burning of SS Minto, 1 August 1968

Accession Num: 2018.036.2

Negative Code: P10A-5/P10A-6

Extent:

Document Date: 1968-08-01 - --

Donors: Kootenay Lake Historical Society

Creators: Gordon Brown

Keywords: 1960s, fire, SS Minto, SS Minto burning (1968), sternwheelers, and Upper Arrow Lake

Locations: Galena Bay

Physical Description:
1 colour photograph (15.1 cm x 10.1 cm), 2 colour negatives (35 mm)

Notes:
Side view, SS Minto burning in the centre of Upper Arrow Lake, Galena Bay, 1 August 1968. The derelict sternwheeler was towed to the centre of the lake and burned during a Viking funeral ceremony.

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