Great Lakes Art Database

Whaleback Type of Vessel for Bulk Cargo Transport

Description
Creator
Cutherberson, George A., Artist
Item Type
Drawings
Inscriptions
From a sketch (made by the author) of the vessel at sea on Lake Erie.
Whaleback Type of Vessel for Bulk Cargo Transport
A class of ship which originated on the Great Lakes. Whalebacks, turret and trunk type steamers all belong to the same general class of cargo vessel, and differ but slightly in appearance. The vessel shown in the John Ericsson, of the Peterson Line, of Buffalo, N.Y.
Date of Original
Published: 1931
Subject(s)
Whalebacks
John Ericsson (whaleback)
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Lake Erie
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 42.498732611832 Longitude: -79.82500128125
Creative Commons licence
Public Domain [more details]
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to the applicable Canadian or American laws. No restrictions on use.
Recommended Citation
From George A. Cuthbertson, Freshwater: A History and Narrative of the Great Lakes (Toronto: Macmillan Company, 1931), p. 255.
Contact
Maritime History of the Great Lakes
Email:walter@maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca
Website:
https://www.MaritimeHistoryOfTheGreatLakes.ca/

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Whaleback Type of Vessel for Bulk Cargo Transport