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Photo Title:	"Muriel" (Schooner)
Description:	Painting of the schooner "Muriel."
Image No.:	PF-008.078
Image Location:	Box10/pf008_078.jpeg
Physical Description:	1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
Biography/Admin History:	The schooner "Muriel," Official Number 72444, was built in 1878 at Barnstaple, England by Westcott & Sons. She was registered on July 7, 1879 and owned by Charles Thomas Bennet, a merchant from Bristol, England and John Rorke, a merchant from Carbonear, Newfoundland. The "Muriel" was lost at sea somewhere in the North Atlantic in 1892, during a voyage from Alicante to St. John's, 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.
Subjects:	Muriel (Schooner) / Ships in art.