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Photo Title:	"Belle" (Brig)
Image No.:	PF-008.057
Image Location:	Box10/pf008_057.jpg
Physical Description:	1 photograph : col. ; 27.7 x 35.3 cm / 1 negative : col. ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm / 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
Biography/Admin History:	The brig "Belle", official number 42406, gross tonnage 165, was built in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, in 1861 and registered the following year to merchant John Munn of Harbour Grace, Conception Bay, Newfoundland. The vessel was lost in Conception Bay in 1876, and closed off of the registry that year. The "Belle" was known as a fast vessel, once claiming an ocean passage record for a voyage from Harbour Grace to Lisbon that took just eight days.
Collector:	Dr. Harry Roberts
Source Donor:	Dr. Harry Roberts, ca. 1981
Collection Title:	Dr. Harry Roberts Slide Collection
Restrictions on Access:	Copyright expired
Copyright:	p
Physical Condition:	Good
Subjects:	Belle (Brig) / Brigs / Ships in art.