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Postcard of the Empress of Ireland, stamped September 17, 1909
17 September 1909

Credits:
Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père

2

In May 1908, Canadian Pacific applied black paint to the top of the smoke stacks of its ships, to give them a neater appearance. The top of the smoke stacks is blackened by the soot of coal combustion smoke.

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Postcard of the Empress of Ireland
Before 1908

Credits:
National Archives of Quebec, Québec

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Postcard of the Empress of Ireland
Before 1908

Credits:
Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père

5

Greeting card depicting one of the Empress ships
Before 1908

Credits:
Jean-Pierre Vallée

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Postcard of the Empress of Ireland
Before 1908

Credits:
Jean-Pierre Vallée

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Postcard of the Empress of Ireland
Before 1908

Credits:
Jean-Pierre Vallée

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In May 1908, Canadian Pacific, the ship's owner, decided to paint the tops of the smoke stacks black. This card illustrates the ship before May 1908, although the back is stamped January 4, 1909.