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   Scow Rescue in Niagara River - Gustav F Lofberg being pulled to safety by breeches buoy (image/jpeg)
Title Scow Rescue in Niagara River - Gustav F Lofberg being pulled to safety by breeches buoy
Medium  Photograph
Extent  10" x 8" Black & White Photograph
Notes  After 19 anxious hours marooned on the grounded sand scow above the Horseshoe Falls, Gustav F Lofberg is reeled onto the roof of the Toronto Powerhouse, August 7, 1918 ;
Provenance  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation
Date  August 7, 1918.
Collection  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Collection
Old Call Number  12355a
Rights Holder  Public Domain
Rights  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation
Subject  Accidents
  Niagara River - Accidents
  Scow
  Power Plants - Toronto Power Plant
Place Name  Niagara (river)
  Niagara (river)
  Niagara Falls (inhabited place)
Record ID  101963
Digital image 
Format image/jpeg
Size  750px X 578px
Resolution  150ppi X 150ppi
Digitization B&W Scan
Equipment Epson Perfection 1260
Date 2004-04-29
Physical items 
Filing No.   Format       
D12355A  Photograph     

 

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