OR, Clatsop Beach, Oregon, RPPC, Peter Iredale Ship Wreck, Elmer Coe Photo

Description: This is a nice vintage early real photo postcard showing a scene of the ship wreck of the Four-Masked Bark Peter Iredale at Clatsop Beach near Astoria, Oregon. Information from the Chinook Observer:" Astoria, Oct. 26 — [D]uring the heavy weather off the mouth of the Columbia river early last Thursday morning, the British bark Peter Iredale … went to shore on Clatsop Spit … about a mile and a half south of the mouth of the river. The captain and crew were rescued by the Point Adams life-saving crew, but the vessel was total wreck. The wreck occurred just after daylight and the craft was in the breakers before her danger was realized. As the Iredale struck her masts went by the board and the heavy surf running indicated plainly that she would soon break up. The crew were in danger only during the few moments the masts spars and rigging were falling. …” —Willapa Harbor Pilot. The official Naval Court findings, issued in London by the Board of Trade on Dec. 24, 1906, reads, “The Peter Iredale was a sailing vessel, four-masted steel barque, of 1,993 tons registered tonnage …, and built at Maryport, England, in 1890, and belonging to the port of Liverpool, owners P. Iredale & Porter. “In appears from the evidence given before the Court that the ship sailed from Salina Cruz, Mexico, on or about the 26th of September 1906, with 1,000 tons of ballast, and a crew of 27 hands all told, including two stowaways." This is part of a collection of photographer Elmer Andrew Coe postcards I purchased a few years ago. Many have "Coe" in the negative but some of them do not have "Coe" in the negative. I am making the assumption that the collector who originally built this collection knew what they were doing when it came to identifying an image from Elmer Andrew Coe. Elmer Andrew Coe was a photographer from Astoria, Oregon who had a photography studio there from 1903-1911 at 110 11th Street in Astoria. According to historicphotoarchive website, he eventually gave up his photography business to open a merchandise store in Svenson, Oregon. Elmer Coe introduced Frank Woodfield to photography. When Elmer Coe died, his family sold most of his glass negatives to Frank Woodfield.

Price: 50 USD

Location: Dunedin, Florida

End Time: 2024-11-07T23:51:34.000Z

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