• Employees of the William English Canoe Company pose with a giant war canoe built in the factory on Charlotte Street in Peterborough, Ontario.

Employees of the William English Canoe Company

From Canoes: A Natural History in North America by Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims

  • The factory operated from as early as 1861 to 1915 at that facility. In 1918, English offered a 30-foot club canoe, 46 inches wide, and 18 inches deep. This canoe looks considerably larger.
Subjects
  • History
  • Cultural Studies
  • Literature
  • Native American Studies
  • Regional Studies
Date
  • ca. 1900
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