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A look back at Penticton’s past

Historic photos
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This historic photo is of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Penticton circa 1893. The heir to the Austro-Hungarian Throne was on a world tour that landed in Vancouver in September of 1893. The Archduke arrived in Penticton via a sternwheeler the Aberdeen from the Vernon area of Okanagan Lake. The journey apparently took six hours to get to Penticton. ~Historic BC, Facebook

This historic photo is of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Penticton circa 1893. The heir to the Austro-Hungarian Throne was on a world tour that landed in Vancouver in September of 1893.

The Archduke arrived in Penticton via a sternwheeler the Aberdeen from the Vernon area of Okanagan Lake. The journey apparently took six hours to get to Penticton.

~Historic BC, Facebook