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Wreck of the U.S.M. Steam Ship 'Arctic' off Cape Race, Wednesday, September 27th, 1854
Wreck of the U.S.M. Steam Ship 'Arctic' off Cape Race, Wednesday, September 27th, 1854

Wreck of the U.S.M. Steam Ship 'Arctic' off Cape Race, Wednesday, September 27th, 1854

Artist (American, 1817-1894)
Artist (American, 19th century)
Printer (American, 1821-1910)
Publisher/Publishing House (American, 1813-1888)
CultureAmerican, British, Canadian
Date1854
MediumLithograph, hand-colored
Dimensionsimage: 17 3/16 x 25 3/8 in. (43.7 x 64.5 cm)
sheet: 21 1/16 x 28 15/16 in. (53.4 x 73.5 cm)
Classificationsprints
Credit LineGift of Mary Melton Burries, Julius W. Melton, and William E. Melton
Object number2010.40
DescriptionA marine print: passengers crowd the deck of a two-masted paddlewheel steamship sinking, stern foremost, into the ocean. A lifeboat moves away from the ship, and survivors cling to debris in the water.
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