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Crew of the steamship EDITH boarding the MARIPOSA after rescue, off LaTouche Island, August 1915
Crew of the steamship EDITH boarding the MARIPOSA after rescue, off LaTouche Island, August 1915
TitleCrew of the steamship EDITH boarding the MARIPOSA after rescue, off LaTouche Island, August 1915
PhotographerThwaites, John E. (John Edward), 1863-1940
Date1915
NotesCaption on image: Rescuing crew of S.S. Edith. Off coast of Alaska

PH Coll 247.482
Contextual NotesThe Alaska Steamship Co.'s steamer EDITH was abandoned in August after shifting cargo caused her to be in danger of capsizing. The crew was picked up by the steamer MARIPOSA which later attempted to tow the EDITH without success.

Subjects (LCTGM)Mariposa (Steamship); Ship accidents--Alaska; Search & rescue operations--Alaska; Lifeboats--Alaska; Sailors--Alaska; Prince William Sount (Alaska); Alaska Steamship Co.--People--Alaska; Alaska Steamship Co.--Equipment & supplies--Alaska
Subjects (LCSH)Steamboats--Alaska; Shipwreck victims--Alaska
Location DepictedUnited States--Alaska--LaTouche Island
Digital CollectionJohn E. Thwaites Photographs
Order NumberTHW251
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Negative NumberTHWAITES 247.482
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionJohn E. Thwaites Photograph Collection. PH Coll 247
Object TypePhotograph
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x512 ppi. 2003.
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