Destruction of the New York Tugboat "B.B. Sanders" in the East River, New York City, September 16, 1864, artist's impression

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Scanned by

Don Sailer, Dickinson College

Scan date

08/20/2011

Notes

Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, January 9, 2015.

Depicted ContentA tugboat race in New York's East River ends in tragedy when one vessels bursts its boilers, killing four

Image type

engraving

Original caption

Explosion of the tug B.B. Sanders, in the East River, near Jackson Street, New York

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, October 1, 1864, p. 20.

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