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Photo Title:	"Imogene" (Steamer) with a group of sailing vessels
Image No.:	PF-008.116
Image Location:	Box10/pf008_116.jpg
Date of Creation:	[between 1929 and 1940]
Physical Description:	1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
Biography/Admin History:	Built in the United Kingdom in 1929, 1,638 gross tons, official number 155800, registered at St. John's, Newfoundland #12 in 1929, and owned at that time by Bowring Brothers Ltd. of St. John's. Built specifically for the seal fishery, and used for the rest of the year as a general cargo vessel. Lost September 21, 1940 at Cape Canso while on a chartered run from the Caribbean to the Gaspe Peninsula.
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:	Imogene (Steamer).