Damage to docks and ships following explosion, Aspinwall, Panama, April 3, 1866, artist's impression

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Scanned by

Jia Ma, House Divided, Dickinson College

Scan date

11/03/2015

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, March 27, 2016

Depicted ContentColón, Panama

Depicted ContentAt Colón in the Panama, an exploding British cargo of nitro-glycerin devastates the port and kills fifty

Image type

engraving

Original caption

Explosion at Aspinwall - The Wharf and the "European" on fire.

Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, May 5, 1866, p. 285.

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