Port of Norfolk coal trade shows aging ships in action
Norfolk's port activity features vessels like the 12,000 ton Minnesota bound for San Francisco, coal charters awaited for BE. W. Cole and Alicia B. Crosby, and the Marcellus collier discharging at the navy yard. The scene recalls historic cargoes as the Godiva, an English lugger, resumes unloading with tug assistance. Captain Balano takes charge of the Thomas W. Lawson, the new ice and apples run to Rio Janeiro marks a milestone.
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Benjamin F. Phillips
Maurice Powers
Annie Perry
Mildred Robinson
Yankee
Dorothy
Mooween
James A. Garfield
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Maggie Sullivan
Lunenburg
Roebling
Halifax
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BE. W. Cole
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Joseph Fawcett
Minnesota
United States
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Lambert's Point
Thomas W. Lawson
Margaret Thomas
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Mabel Jordan
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Marcellus
Navy Yard
Iwana
Hoosac
Godiva
Juno
William Sprague
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