S.S. 'Rithet' Sternwheeler - BC Canada - 1909 Howard A. Chapman Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• S.S. Rithet sternwheel steamship underway on calm, glassy water
• Smoke rising from her single stack; paddle wheel visible at stern
• Sepia-toned photograph set within a cream border, caption reads "S. S. R. P. Rithet" below image in script
• Date inscribed in pencil at lower left: "Jan 18 1909"
• The R.P. Rithet was a well-known Fraser River sternwheeler built in 1882, operated by the Canadian Pacific Navigation Company
• Published by Howard A. Chapman, Victoria, B.C., No. 728
• Canada 1-cent Quebec Tercentenary stamp (1908 issue) affixed
• Addressed to Stanley J. Marten Claremont, 130 S. Gowen ? St., James Bay, Victoria, B.C.
  

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