Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Erie Belle

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Wood engravings
Description
Wooden engraving of a crew unloading coal from a schooner with the Canadian tug ERIE BELLE drawn up alongside.
Notes
While the volume was published in 1884, the tug ERIE BELLE exploded on 21 Nov 1883 in Kincardine while salvaging the schooner CARTER. This specific illustration was treated as a generic one in advertisements for coal dealers in the Polk directories.
Pagination
p. 275
Date of Publication
1884
Subject(s)
Coal
Tugboats
Schooners
Erie Belle (Propeller)
Collection
Brendon Baillod Collection
Geographic Coverage
  • Buffalo
    New York, United States
    Latitude: 42.8815445037579 Longitude: -78.8926178942871
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Erie Belle


Wooden engraving of a crew unloading coal from a schooner with the Canadian tug ERIE BELLE drawn up alongside.