Salvage of U.S. Government Transport McPHERSON stranded at Matanzas, Cuba, February 5, 1901

gelatin silver print

PHOTOGRAPHS
Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation
Cuba
1901-02-05
paper
3-1/4 x 4-1/2 in.

Gelatin silver print in photograph album 2008.28.4 of Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation salvage operations; handwritten lower left "965"; salvage of S.S. McPHERSON (steel, bu. 1880, U.S. Govt. transport) stranded at Matanzas, Cuba, February 5, 1901; port view; probably from original negative 1964.660.5081; see related photograph 2008.28.4.412; see accession file for February 5, 1901, New York Times article about McPHERSON running aground in the fog.

2008.28.4.412A