1928-04-17
GUSN-291360
A black and white view of the S.S. New York as it evacuates passengers onto lifeboats following its running aground in the Cape Cod Canal. The image shows a lifeboat getting loaded up with people and supplies, while many passengers watch the scene unfold from the railings of the New York.
canals
spectators (event observers)
lifeboats
steamships
photographs
1 black and white photograph; 9.25 x 7 inches
MS028
Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection
2006
MS028.04.022.045
Cape Cod Canal (Massachusetts) [canal]
International Newsreel Corporation
photographs
Item
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