English: An engraving of a crew unloading coal from a schooner, with the tug Erie Belle alongside, from an 1884 advertisement for coal. The Erie Belle exploded in 1883, but this image got used after that as a generic "people unloading coal from a ship" image.
I don't know what ship the schooner is, if it is indeed supposed to be a specific ship.
Date
Published 1884, most likely created 1883 or earlier.
Author unknown. From the 1884 book "Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes: Comprising A Complete List of All Vessels Navigating the Lakes, Arranged Alphabetically..." R. L. Polk & Co., Detroit, MI., p 275.
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