American Mail Steamship "Indiana" rescuing the Crew of British Barque "Avena," December 13, 1874

Object summary

Title: American Mail Steamship "Indiana" rescuing the Crew of British Barque "Avena," December 13, 1874
Object ID: CC-E-0045
Date made: 1874-12-13
Place made: Unknown
Maker: unknown
Object type: Print
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

In turbulent waters, the American Mail Steamship "Indiana" (center), rescues the half-sunken British bark "Avena." Crew members from the the "Indiana" row toward the bark. This event was documented in the December 15, 1874 Boston Post.

Inscriptions

Type: stamp
Location: recto
Text: Clark Collection MIT

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