Home 
New Search Previous Image Next Image View Record List
|
|
| Photo Title: | "Cote d'Emeraude 5159 Saint Malo Le Saint-Laurent - Depart pour la Grande Peche - G.B." |
| Description: | Copy print of stamped and franked postcard of the"Saint - Laurent" at St. Malo, inscribed with verse in French re the French ships that fish off Newfoundland "les pauvres Terneuvas". |
| Image No.: | PF-028.003 |
| Image Location: | Box12/pf028_003.jpeg |
| Date of Creation: | [between 1905 and 1916] |
| Physical Description: | 1 print : b&w ; 12.5 x 9 cm |
| Biography/Admin History: | "Saint Laurent" was a French cargo steamer built by Chantiers de Normandie, Grand Quevilly in 1905. 5,607 gross tons ship, launched on 19/5/1905. On 5/2/1917 she caught fire in Malta harbour when loaded with explosives, suffered two explosions and was sunk by torpedo to avoid a catastrophic explosion. |
| Source Donor: | A researcher in Jersey, Channel Islands |
| Collection Title: | French Fisheries Photographs |
| Restrictions on Access: | Copyright expired. |
| Copyright: | p |
| Physical Condition: | Good |
| Notes: | Appears to be a photo of a postcard. |
| Subjects: | St. Malo (France) / Saint-Laurent (Ship) / Fisheries--France. |
