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| Photo Title: | "A.V. Conrad" (Schooner) |
| Description: | Painting of the schooner "A.V. Conrad." |
| Image No.: | PF-008.020 |
| Image Location: | Box10/pf008_020.jpeg |
| Physical Description: | 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm |
| Biography/Admin History: | The schooner "A.V. Conrad," Official Number 126111, was built in 1908 in the shipyard of M. Leary at La Have, Nova Scotia, and was owned and operated by A.E. Hickman Company Limited of St. John's, Newfoundland. In February of 1920, while on a voyage from Cadiz, Spain to Newfoundland, the "A.V. Conrad" was abandoned after becoming partly wrecked two weeks prior. The crew was picked up by the Italian passenger liner "Casserta". The registry finally closed on February 22, 1952. |
| 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-008.019. |
| Subjects: | A.V. Conrad (Schooner) / Ships in art. |
