Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Steamer CHICORA: Noted Blockade Runner

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Stereographs
Description
Stereoview of the ex-Civil War blockade runner CHICORA which came to the Great Lakes in 1868. A number of other small craft, the largest of which has two masts can be seen off her stern.
Notes
This appears to be from her period on the pper Lakes which extended from 1868 until her return to Lake Ontario at the end of the 1877 season. The publication of this view in the "Lake Superior and Minnesota" series suggests it was taken in Lake Superior.
Inscriptions
"Union View Co., Publishers Rochester, N.Y." "Lake Superior and Minnesota"
Publisher
Union View Co.
Place of Publication
Rochester, NY
Date of Original
c 1872
Dimensions
Width: 17.9 cm
Height: 8.7 cm
Subject(s)
Boats
Steamboats
Chicora (steamboat)
Local identifier
407
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Lake Superior
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 48.332222 Longitude: -87.098611
Copyright Statement
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Steamer CHICORA: Noted Blockade Runner


Stereoview of the ex-Civil War blockade runner CHICORA which came to the Great Lakes in 1868. A number of other small craft, the largest of which has two masts can be seen off her stern.