Tugboat RICHMOND ashore at Castle Hill, near Newport, RI, February 1907

real photo postcard

Real photo postcard; handwritten on back "8-93", and "The Richmond is in New York now repairing they got her off last Wedn, and I saw her in Newport Friday she was towed to New York Sunday. She looks here like she was trying to jump ashore when she struck the Rocks she was going 14 miles per hour / Arthur", and on front "Tug Richmond ashore at Castle Hill near Newport, R.I."; tugboat RICHMOND ashore at Castle Hill, near Newport, RI, February 1907; see related postcards 2014.49.9835-9839.