Banner from "The Volunteer" newspaper, 1841
Item
Title
Banner from "The Volunteer" newspaper, 1841
Description
An image of the banner from William Lyon Mackenzie's newspaper "The Volunteer", July 10, 1841. The banner shows a sketch of the steamer "Caroline" at the brink of the Falls in flames, with the body of Amos Durfee in the foreground. Durfee was killed by the British during the scuffle leading up to the cutting out of the Caroline.
Creator
Mackenzie, William Lyon
Date
July 10, 1841
Subject
Canada--History--Rebellion of 1837-38
Caroline Incident, 1838
Caroline Incident, 1838
Source
The Great Fall of Niagara, RG 639, Archives and Special Collections, Brock University.
