Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Burning of the Lake Erie Steamer Northern Indiana

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Wood engravings
Description
Woodcut engraving of burning of the Michigan Southern Railroad Company's steamboat NORTHERN INDIANA off Pelee in Lake Erie on 17 July 1856
Inscriptions
"Burning of the Lake Erie Steamer Northern Indiana"
Publisher
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
Place of Publication
New York
Date of Original
2 Aug 1856
Subject(s)
Fires
Paddle wheel steamers
Shipwrecks
Steamboats
Northern Indiana (steamboat)
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Lake Erie
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 42.454166 Longitude: -81.121388
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Burning of the Lake Erie Steamer Northern Indiana


Woodcut engraving of burning of the Michigan Southern Railroad Company's steamboat NORTHERN INDIANA off Pelee in Lake Erie on 17 July 1856