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Appearance of the U.S. steamer Massachusetts when dismasted at 2 p.m. Septr. 22d 1854

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Title: Appearance of the U.S. steamer Massachusetts when dismasted at 2 p.m. Septr. 22d 1854
Creator: Davids, Oscur, artist
Martinet, Alf., printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1849
1850
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1853
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1859
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of the steamship Massachusetts sailing on rough seas as its masts crash down in 1854; sailors visible on deck cutting at the rigging with axes and rushing to deal with the damage.
"Lith. de Alf. Martinet rua da Ajuda No. 113 : Oscur Davids del."--text, bottom margin. "Rio de Janeiro bearing N by E distant 70 miles."--text, bottom center margin.
Type: image
Extent: 1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 57.47 x 77.47 cm (22 5/8 x 30 1/2 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_MAR_001446
404097
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2810
Language: English
Portuguese
Subject: Ships--Pictorial works
Shipwrecks--Pictorial works
Transportation accidents--Pictorial works
Lithographs--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Maritime
Large Size
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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