Burning of the Mississippi steamboat "Fashion," December 27, 1866, artist's impression.

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Scanned by

Jia Ma, House Divided Project, Dickinson College

Scan date

11/10/2015

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, November 4, 2016.

Depicted ContentMississippi steamboat catches fire in the middle of the night and forty-three people are drowned.

Image type

engraving

Original caption

Burning of the Steamer Fashion on the Mississippi River.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, January 19, 1867, 285.

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