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"The Lake Steamer 'Lady Elgin'"

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Item

Date:

6 October 1860.

Reference:

Box number: A257-02

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2959312

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Illustrated books, albums and scrapbooks

"The Lake Steamer 'Lady Elgin'"
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Date(s):

6 October 1860.

Place:

London:

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Publisher:

London Illustrated News,

Extent:

1 print / estampe wood engraving on wove paper

Language of material:

French

Accession:

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Illustrated London News Clippings Collection [graphic material]

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This item consists of an image of the Lady Elgin "as she lay at her wharf at Chicago on the day before she was lost."

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General note:

After a photograph by Alschuler (unverified)
Wood engraving in "The Illustrated London News", Oct. 6, 1860. p. 307 (upper part of page)
"Awaiting Cataloguing": Historic Group (unverified)
This item is located in container 2000767300; the negative number for reproductions is C-034948
This steamer was involved in a collision with a schooner, Augusta, on September 8, 1860. The Lady Elgin sank, resulting in the loss of about 300 lives, including that of Herbert Ingram, the founder of the Illustrated London News. For related material see, MIKAN 2959311.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1997-02099-8
1997-318 DAP

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1997-318
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [1997-318] A257-02

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [1997-318] C-034948

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, C-034948
Copyright: expired

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