- Ethnohistorical collection
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
Le S.S. Storstad, un charbonnier norvégien, entre en collision avec l’Empress of Ireland le 29 mai 1914, à Pointe-au-Père, près de Rimouski. Ce dernier se retrouve englouti en 14 minutes seulement. Sur la photographie, on voit bien les dégâts à la proue du S.S. Storstad qui a percuté l’autre navire sur le flanc tribord (à droite). L’équipage de l’Empress of Ireland n’a pas le temps de réveiller tous les passagers et o...
- 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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