Steamship LOUISIANA stranded near Ocean City, MD, March 1917

gelatin silver print

PHOTOGRAPHS
Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation
USA, MD, Ocean City
1917-03
paper
3-1/8 x 5-3/8 in.

Gelatin silver print in photograph album 2008.28.7 of Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation salvage operations; handwritten upper right "5869-C./ A/ pa", and in negative lower right "S.S. LouisiANA - Amer./ Stranded Ocean City Md./ Mar 4. 1917/ Floated Mar. 9th.", and on album page "S.S. 'Louisiana' Ashore/ Ocean City - Md. 2/4/17 [sic]."; steamship LOUISIANA stranded near Ocean City, MD, March 1917; see related photographs 2008.28.7.1365-1367; see accession file for detailed account of attempted rescue by US Coast Guard Cutter YAMACRAW, and loss of life.

2008.28.7.1367