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Photo Title:S.S. "Vanguard" and other sealing vessels in the harbour at St. John's, Newfoundland.
Image No.:PF-316.010
Image Location:Job/pf316_010.jpeg
Date of Creation:[ca. 1902]
Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Biography/Admin History:   S.S. "Vanguard" was built at Aberdeen, Scotland in 1872, 559 gross tons, official number 64329, registered at St. John's, Newfoundland in 1873 and owned by John Munn of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland in 1875. She was lost April 14, 1909 after her propeller and main shaft were broken by ice while engaged in the Newfoundland seal fishery off the coast of the island. No lives were lost.
Collector:John Job
Source Donor:Donated by Ian Job Reid, 2002
Collection Title:Job Photograph Collection
Associated Material:Job family papers
Restrictions on Access:Copyright expired.
Copyright:p
Physical Condition:Faded
Notes:Title based on contents of image. - Identified in John Job's Family by R.B. Job, St. John's: 1954.
Subjects:Sealing vessels--Newfoundland and Labrador / St. John's Harbour (N.L.) / Vangaurd (Ship).