Bark CANTON
Vessel Canton II (Bark) American, built 1834
Title

Bark CANTON

Date1906/08/26
MediumSilver Gelatin Print; Matted
Dimensions21 × 25 in. (53.3 × 63.5 cm)
Object number1980.29.41
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionPhotograph of the bark CANTON. Text along the bottom. Left: "Built in Baltimore 1835. Packet between Baltimore & Liverpool for 10 years." Center: "BARK CANTON. HOMEWARD BOUND. OFF CUTTYHUNK AUGUST 26, 1906." Right: "Whaler 1845-1909. Sailed from New bedford Oct, 7 - 1909. Lost on Island of Maio, one of the Cape de Verde Islands."
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