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| Photo Title: | Steamers at St. John's, Newfoundland |
| Description: | Photograph by noted photographer James Vey of five sealing steam ships, including the "Greenland" and the "Hope," in the harbour at St. John's, Newfoundland. At the top of the original photograph is written the number of seals caught for the voyage caught by each vessel, and the net tons of seal oil and return per crew member; however, much of the information is illegible. |
| Image No.: | PF-343.0025 |
| Image Location: | munn-godden/pf343_0025.jpg |
| Date of Creation: | [before 1907] |
| Physical Description: | 2 glass plate negatives : b&w ; 12 X 16.3 cm |
| Biography/Admin History: | S.S. "Greenland" - Built in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1872, wooden, 449 gross tons, official number 65085, registered at Montreal in 1872, owned by the Canada & Newfoundland Sealing & Fishing Co., Montreal. Caught fire and sank in 1884 but was refloated and repaired. In 1898 the "Greenland" met with more misfortune when 48 of its crew were lost on a sealing voyage. The vessel was finally destroyed by ice, 1907. |
| Custodial History: | The photographs were owned by Norma Godden, formerly of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland |
| Collector: | Norma Godden |
| Source Donor: | Norma Godden |
| Collection Title: | Munn-Godden Collection |
| Restrictions on Access: | Copyright expired |
| Copyright: | p |
| Notes: | The glass plate was taken before 1940. Title from the contents of the image. The photographer's mark, "James Vey Photographer" is barely legible at the bottom left corner of the image. |
| Subjects: | St. John's (N.L.) / Steamers. |
| Photographer: | James Vey |
