1942-07-10
GUSN-290244
A black and white view of a Coast Guard officer as he watches a collier sink on the Cape Cod Canal. The collier had rammed into the bank of the Canal and the Coast Guard arrived to evacuate the vessel and clear a path for navigation. The image shows a young Coast Guard officer in uniform watching the ship sink deeper into the water.
canals
coast guards
colliers (bulk carriers)
boats
shipwrecks
military uniforms
photographs
1 black and white photograph; 8.5 x 6.75 inches
MS028
Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection
2013
MS028.04.008.014
Cape Cod Canal (Massachusetts) [canal]
Acme Newspictures
photographs
Item
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