Photography
Black and white photograph. Coal carrier S.S. Storstad after its collision with the Empress of Ireland in 1914 on the St. Lawrence River. On the night of May 29, 1914, the Storstad, blinded by fog, hit the Empress of Ireland (1906) dead center, causing her to sink. More than a thousand people lost their lives in this maritime disaster, which occurred 11 km off Pointe-au-Père.
- Accession Number 2010.163.249
- Artiste / Auteur Sutcliffe, Harry S.
- Date 1914
- Medium and Support test, glass
Historical context
The S.S. Storstad, a Norwegian collier, collided with the Empress of Ireland on May 29, 1914, at Pointe-au-Père, near Rimouski. The latter sank in just 14 minutes. The photograph clearly shows the damage to the bow of the S.S. Storstad, which collided with the other ship on its starboard side (right). The crew of the Empress of Ireland didn’t have time to wake all the passengers, and the death toll rose to over a thousand. Fog is b...
- Accession Number 2010.163.249
- Artiste / Auteur Sutcliffe, Harry S.
- Date 1914
- Medium and Support test, glass
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2010.163.249
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