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Photo Title:	"Evelyn" (Schooner)
Description:	Painting of the schooner "Evelyn." "Tern, Sch. Evelyn. John P. Horwood. Master. Sept. 1908."
Image No.:	PF-008.056
Image Location:	Box10/pf008_056.jpeg
Physical Description:	1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
Biography/Admin History:	The schooner "Evelyn," Official Number 103794, was built in 1899 by John A. McGowan at Shelbourne, Nova Scotia. She was first owned by John and Emily Mathison of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. She was bought by Charles Nichols, a master mariner from St. John's, Newfoundland in 1902. Nichols sold her in June 1904 to John Chalker Crosbie, a merchant from St. John's. The "Evelyn" was wrecked at Isle au Bois, twenty miles off Cape Race, Newfoundland on January 9, 1913. The captain and crew were rescued and stayed at the home of the Morrys at Ferryland, Newfoundland.
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
Notes:	See "Newfoundland Fish Boxes: A Chronicle of the Fishery" by Dr. Harry D. Roberts with Michael O. Nowlan. Same content as PF-008.057.
Subjects:	Evelyn (Schooner) / Ships in art.