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Photo Title:	"Antoinette" (Schooner)
Description:	Painting of the schooner "Antoinette". "'Antoinette' St. John's, NF, G.C. Webber, master."
Image No.:	PF-008.023
Image Location:	Box10/pf008_023.jpeg
Physical Description:	1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
Biography/Admin History:	The schooner "Antoinette," official number 119340, was built in 1905 by William H. Shilston at Plymouth, England and was registered there until the following year when the registery was transferred to St. John's, Newfoundland, #116 on June 22, 1906. The owner at that time was Robert Ehlers, merchant of Bristol, England. By 1910 the vessel was owned by Norman Munn, of Harbour Grace. The vessel was reported missing after leaving Patras, Greece on December 28, 1914 and the registry closed on April 15, 1918.
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-008.024.
Subjects:	Antoinette (Schooner) / Ships in art.