Kootenay Lake British Columbia - Sternwheeler Nasookin - 1926 RPPC RPO Postcard SP23

"Dear Sister & Bro I am well on my way down the Kootenay. It's splendid this morning, it's a far better boat & lake down the arrow lakes. I had 5 hrs of Sicamous. Landed at Revelstoke at 12 pulled out at 8:15 am next morning. Narrow Head at 11am, Nelson 12-20 midnight. a good night sleep. Lots of snow on the hill tops down the Narrow Lakes. This is the last boat I am on. Good bye for the present Love to all. E."

An early 1900s real photo postcard (RPPC) capturing the impressive sternwheeler Nasookin docked on Kootenay Lake, British Columbia. This photographic postcard shows the large paddle steamer with its distinctive multi-deck design and stern paddlewheel.

Scene Details:

• Large white-painted sternwheeler with multiple passenger decks and tall smokestack
• Stern paddlewheel visible on the right side of the vessel
• Forested mountainside backdrop characteristic of the Kootenay region
• Vessel appears to be docked or moored near shore
• "Nasookin" handwritten on front of postcard
• Published by The Gowen, Sutton Co. Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.
• Mailed with King George V 1-cent stamp, postmarked to Vernon BC
• Handwritten message describes journey down the Kootenay and Arrow Lakes, mentioning Revelstoke and Arrowhead stops, scenery with snow on mountain tops, and noting "This is the boat I am on"
• Divided back with "POSTCARD" printed header

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