1951-05-05
GUSN-291296
Two copies of a black and white photograph of the freighter Arizona Sword sinking after a collision in the Cape Cod Canal with the Berwindvale on May 5, 1951. The back of the photo bears the erroneous inscription, "Alexander Sword (small freighter) after colliding with the Berwind Vale (coal collier) in the Cape Cod Canal."
canals
ships
accidents
photographs
2 photographs, 6 x 3.5 inches
MS028
Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection
2012
MS028.04.022.023
Cape Cod Canal (Massachusetts) [canal]
photographs
Item
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