Maritime History of the Great Lakes

John Furlong on his cabin door

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Wood engravings
Description
Woodcut engraving of a scene from the wreck of the steamboat LADY ELGIN in Lake Michigan.
Inscriptions
"John Furlong, finding his cabin door will not support two, is compelled to relinquish it to Gough, who was afterwards lost"
Publisher
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
Place of Publication
New York
Date of Original
22 Sep 1860
Date Of Event
8 Sep 1860
Subject(s)
Shipwrecks
Lady Elgin (steamboat)
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Lake Michigan
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 43.68473 Longitude: -86.53036
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John Furlong on his cabin door


Woodcut engraving of a scene from the wreck of the steamboat LADY ELGIN in Lake Michigan.