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Piece of history

Date9/30/1991

Names

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Weil, Bernard (photographer)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Piece of history: Jacques Lemaire; with model of the Atocha; left; holds up 36-kilogram (80-pound) silver bar. Over 1;000 bars were found in the Spanish ship.

Subject

Ships

Disasters

Shipwrecks

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014172F

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