Great Lakes Art Database

The Lake Michigan Disaster -- Burning of the Steamer SEA BIRD

Description
Creator
Baird, W. B., Attributed name
Item Type
Drawings
Description
Woodcut engraving of the burning of the steamboat SEA BIRD in Lake Michigan on 9 April 1868 to accompany a story in Harper's Illustrated Weekly.
Inscriptions
"The Lake Michigan Disaster -- Burning of the Steamer "SEA BIRD," April 9, 1868. -- Sketched by W. B. Baird. -- [See Page 269.]"
Publisher
Harper's Illustrated Weekly
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Date of Original
1868
Date Of Event
9 Apr 1868
Subject(s)
Fire
Passengers
Shipwrecks
Steamboats
Sea Bird (steamboat)
Collection
Brendon Baillod
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Lake Michigan
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 44.024422 Longitude: -86.791992
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
Contact
Maritime History of the Great Lakes
Email:walter@maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca
Website:
https://www.MaritimeHistoryOfTheGreatLakes.ca/

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The Lake Michigan Disaster -- Burning of the Steamer SEA BIRD


Woodcut engraving of the burning of the steamboat SEA BIRD in Lake Michigan on 9 April 1868 to accompany a story in Harper's Illustrated Weekly.