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FLEMING-248 Front
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- c. 1910 (Creation)
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- Designed to run with the fast Princess Victoria on the Seattle-Victoria Vancouver run, The Princess Charlotte was one of the most elaborately furnished vessels of the time. Certified to carry 1200 passengers, in 1912 she was called into service to carry an excursion party from Victoria to Tacoma. She made the phenomenal run of four hours, 24 minutes between the two ports, beating the record of the Princess Victoria by 12 minutes while carrying a capacity passenger list of 1,478 persons. The Empress Hotel is seen on the far right of the card. circa 1910.
- Printed on front: C.P.R. S.S. "Princess Charlotte," Victoria, B.C.