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Photo Title:	"Thomas S. Gorton" at Harbour Grace, Newfoundland
Image No.:	PF-343.0658
Image Location:	munn-godden/pf343_0658.jpg
Date of Creation:	October 1935
Physical Description:	2 photographs : b&w ; 7 X 11.5 cm
Biography/Admin History:	The schooner "Thomas S. Gorton", official number 142071, gross tonnage 140, was built 1905 at Essex, Massachusetts. In 1919 the vessel transferred to Newfoundland under the ownership of Carbonear merchant, Arthur Moses Earle for his company, Bay of Islands Fisheries Co., Ltd. Vessel struck an iceberg and became a total loss on June 10, 1956 at Latitude 49.57N and Longitude 54.43W.
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
Subjects:	Thomas S. Gorton (Schooner) / Schooners / Harbour Grace (N.L.).