Capital Iron Fonds

• 2022.029
• Fonds
• unknown [predominantly]

The fonds consists of photos, ship plans, maps, and lists and paperwork. Besides the maps, the rest of the material is related to Princess Marguerite and Princess Patricia, except for the 9 items below. The fonds consists of: 2 series-Princess M...

Capital Iron and Metals Company Limited

Evacuation Photos

• 2022.029.0035-40
• Subseries
• unknown

Part of Capital Iron Fonds

This series of 6 photos show different stages of the use of the evacuation slide. They show: the slide being inflated, the slide almost completely inflated with the landing pad being inflated, people going down the slide, the inflation of the cove...

Capital Iron and Metals Company Limited

Inspection Photos

• 2022.029.0029-34, 0041-42
• Subseries
• unknown

Part of Capital Iron Fonds

This series of photos show the underwater body of a ship in a drydock that appears to be in for barnacle removal. The focus is on the barnacles that cover the hull, with the photos showing different parts of the underwater body. There are a couple...

Capital Iron and Metals Company Limited

James Gorst Fonds

• 2021.019.0002-0046
• Fonds

Founds consists of documents and advertising material related to the Princess Marguerite including brochures from the 1975 inaugural sailing of the Princess Marguerite II and the campaign to reinstate the ferry service with the Princess Marguerite...

Gorst, James

Princess Marguerite and Princess Patricia Series

• 2022.029.0019-27, 0029-58, 0060-65
• Series
• unknown

Part of Capital Iron Fonds

The Princess Marguerite was a small luxury liner built in 1948 in Scotland by the Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Limited for Canadian Pacific Steamships. She and her sister ship, Princess Patricia, were designed to run the triang...

Capital Iron and Metals Company Limited

Reference Lists

• 2022.029.0024, 0051-56
• Subseries
• March 1949

Part of Capital Iron Fonds

The following lists show what the ships were outfitted with including kitchen, main pantry, and mess tables. New list was made once more things were put into the ships, which is why there are multiple copies. The items in this series are clearly...

Capital Iron and Metals Company Limited

Ship Plans

• 2022.029.0019, 0021-22, 0025-27, 0047, 0061-65
• Subseries
• 13 September 1949 [predominantly]

Part of Capital Iron Fonds

There are 2 paper technical drawings, and the rest are on drafting linen. Writing and other markings are done in pencil, coloured pencil and marker. There are also some holes and fading in some areas from wear. These plans are stamped by Fairfield...

Capital Iron and Metals Company Limited