Nascopie in rescue

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Fonds Number

600

Fonds

Diocese of Keewatin fonds

Series

Diocese of Keewatin Photograph collection

Material Type

Graphic material

Description Level

Item

Date

[1925?]

Physical Description

1 glass lantern slide : b&w ; 8 x 8 cm

Scope and Content

Photo consists of the Nascopie ship on an icy body of water anchored off shore where people and cargo are waiting. The text on the paper binding suggests that these people are being rescued by the Nascopie. Nascopie could be the rescuing the crew and passengers from the Company ship Bayeskimo, which had been crushed by ice in Ungava Bay in 1925.

Text on paper binding follows as "Nascopie in Rescue."

Subjects

S.S. Bayeskimo (Ship)

R.M.S. Nascopie (Ship)

Steam ships

Accession Number

P2021-01

Item Number

339

Images

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