The G. A. Kohler
A 1933 hurricane pushed the G. A. Kohler, a four-masted schooner from Baltimore, ashore just north of Cape Hatteras. The wreck remained on the coast until World War II, when the wooden ship was burned in an effort to recover scrap iron from her hull. The image of the intact ship was made sometime between the wreck and 1945.
The color image, which comes from a postcard in the Durwood Barbour Collection, is not dated but is thought to have been created in the 1950s or 1960s.
December 5th, 2007 at 11:18 am
The black-and-white photograph is from a 5×7 inch negative in the Wootten-Moulton Collection in the North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives.
February 18th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
I love the picture of the wrecked ship. It has a classic appearance of an earlier sailing model.
July 29th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Is that Baltimore Ship image available to be purchased as a print. A friend of mine owns a seafood restaurant in Baltimore and I think this image would look great on the wall.He loves these old “schooners”.
July 30th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Kohler: Yes, the image is available for purchase. You can contact us at nccref@email.unc.edu for information about the ordering process, fees, etc. Thanks.