Title

U.S.S. Memphis, Sick, Brought Home By U.S. Hospital Ship 'solace', 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing.

Caption

U.S.S. Memphis, Sick, Brought Home By U.S. Hospital Ship 'Solace', 1916. [Tug named Tecumseh carrying] sailors injured when the U.S.S. Memphis sank in the Santo Domingo harbor. The Memphis was sunk 'by enormous seas...all but about six of the men in her were drowned or smashed to death on the beach'.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23A22_439

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NA

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Rights managed

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170,5Mb (6,8Mb) / 29,6in x 22,3in / 8890 x 6703 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation people male library activities man men sailing boat boats country guy activity color tug war location collection century sail concept Navy B&W sailor Library of Congress warfare sailors tug boat tugboat United States of America Colour naval warfare United States Navy water transport black & white black and white B W white and black 1910s 20th century US Navy American America USA photograph united states Harris Congressional Library George W. Heritage Art glass negative Martha still image Harris & Ewing collection Harris & Ewing Ewing Harris & Harris & Ewing Inc Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio Harris & Ewing Inc. Martha Ewing Ewing Martha Ewing Newcombe Newcombe Martha Kuntze Kuntze George W. Harris George William Harris George W Harris George Harris s.