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Terrible conflagration and destruction of the steamboat "New Jersey," on the Delaware River, above Smith's...

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LCP463800
Image title
Terrible conflagration and destruction of the steamboat "New Jersey," on the Delaware River, above Smith's Island, on the night of March 15th, between 8 and 9 o'clock, in which dreadful calamity over 50 lives are supposed to have been lost, 1856 (hand-coloured litho)
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American School, (19th century) (after) / American
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia, PA, USA
Medium
hand-coloured lithograph
Date
1856 AD (C19th AD)
Dimensions
22 x 34 cms
Image description

Dramatic view of the steamboat, its nameplate visible, engulfed in flames and smoke, as the passengers escape into the icy river. Panicked passengers huddle, jump and dive into the water already teeming with disaster victims. The river-bound men and women bob; swim; and lie on, attempt to stay upon, and assist others onto cakes of ice and debris. In the lower right of the image, a rowboat containing a rower and a man holding a baby as well as a victim hanging on to the rear of the vessel arrives at the nearby wharf. The rescuer hands the limp ...

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© Library Company of Philadelphia / Library Company of Philadelphia / Bridgeman Images
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19th century / accident / USA / North America / America (continent) / smoke / disaster / victims / ferry / philadelphia / north america / seascape / winter / sea / rescue / steamboat accidents / fire / rescuers / pennsylvania / america / flames / drowning / united states of america / rowing boat / explosion / usa / Engraving / Mzengraving

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