Rebuilding of the Ernestina

Creator

David Baxter

Slide ID

CV-80-004

_pkUnique ID

CV80004

Slide Date

1980

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Island

São Vicente

Identifier

CV80004

City / Village

Mindelo

Date

1980

Description

The Ernestina photographed in 1980 during restoration. Here the hull is being replaced. The Ernestina, formally the Effie M. Morrissey, is a 19th century schooner that sailed many trans Atlantic voyages and the Arctic Circle before falling into disrepair in the 1960s. It was restored and gifted to the United States by Cape Verde.

Keywords

hull; restoration; ship building; Ernestina; schooner; historic

Social Theme

Diaspora

Notes

http://archive.ernestina.org/history/history.html
Retrieved 13 July 2012

Copyright

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Box

1

Folder

1

Image Dimensions

5236x3437

Software

VueScan

Date Time Scanned

28-7-2010 12:00 AM

Color Space

RGB

File Size

3.0 MB

Document Type

Image

Recommended Citation

Baxter, David, "Rebuilding of the Ernestina" (1980). David Baxter papers: Cape Verde photographs. 4.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/baxter_gallery/4

Province or Jurisdiction

São Vicente