Steamship Pewabic

Photograph showing the steamer "Pewabic," which was built in Cleveland in 1863. In 1865, it was lost in a collision with the steamship Meteor off Thunder Bay Light, Lake Huron with 40 lives lost. "Pewabic" was carrying a large cargo of copper, and much of it was recovered between 1880 and 1888.
Abstract/Description: Photograph showing the steamer "Pewabic," which was built in Cleveland in 1863. In 1865, it was lost in a collision with the steamship Meteor off Thunder Bay Light, Lake Huron with 40 lives lost. "Pewabic" was carrying a large cargo of copper, and much of it was recovered between 1880 and 1888.
Subject(s): Boats and boating
Soo Locks (Mich.)
Date Created: 1864 (approximate)
Title: Steamship Pewabic.
Name(s): Bayliss Public Library, contributor
Superiorland Library Cooperative, contributor
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1864 (approximate)
Physical Form: photographs
Extent: 1 item
Abstract/Description: Photograph showing the steamer "Pewabic," which was built in Cleveland in 1863. In 1865, it was lost in a collision with the steamship Meteor off Thunder Bay Light, Lake Huron with 40 lives lost. "Pewabic" was carrying a large cargo of copper, and much of it was recovered between 1880 and 1888.
Subject(s): Boats and boating
Soo Locks (Mich.)
Restrictions on Access: No Copyright (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Is Part Of: Bayliss Public Library photographs. Identifier: SLC-004
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