US Revenue Cutter WASHINGTON sunk in New York Bay, February 27, 1893

gelatin silver print

PHOTOGRAPHS
Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation
USA, NY, New York Bay
1893-02-27
paper
7-1/2 x 9-1/4 in.

Gelatin silver print in photograph album 2008.28.1; Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation Collection; handwritten on album page "U.S. Cutter 'Washington' sunk at Battery"; starboard bow view of US Revenue Cutter WASHINGTON listing to port alongside floating derrick at wharf, New York, NY; men standing on derrick, one wearing diving suit; see accession file for "New York Times" February 28, 1893, article describing collision of WASHINGTON and Pennsylvania Railroad ferry ANNEX NO. 3 on February 27, 1893; see camera copy 2008.28.1.155.

2008.28.1.158