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Title:
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Phoenix |
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No Alternative Title |
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Author:
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Unknown |
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Series Title:
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No Series |
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Date:
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n.d.
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Publisher:
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Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
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Description:
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The PHOENIX was built in 1845 by George W. Jones at Cleveland, OH U.S. The Phoenix is a wood hulled propeller driven vessel with a length of 144 feet, and a width of 26 feet. It displaces 302 tons. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Burned seven miles off Sheboygan, WI, Lake Michigan, on November 21, 1847. Estimated number of lives lost runs from 160 to 200 persons; about fifty lives saved. Hull later towed into shallow water near Sheboygan by propeller DELAWARE. The photograph shows the Phoenix under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |
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Subject:
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ships -- great lakes -- n. america;
ships -- great lakes -- Ohio |
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Coverage Spatial:
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Great Lakes
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Coverage Temporal:
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ca. 1845 -- 1847
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Type:
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6 x 9 Black & White Print |
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Language:
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Language Not Specified |
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Persistent URI:
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http://hdl.handle.net/2374.BGSU/1477
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