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Metadata
Catalog Number |
SVM116 |
Object Name |
Stereoview |
Artist |
Unknown |
Artist's Role |
Photographer |
Title |
Carrying the dead from the morgues |
Description |
Homemade stereoview style photograph taken in the aftermath of the General Slocum Steamship Disaster on June 15, 1904 in the East River of New York City. The view shows a group of men carrying a casket from the morgue, amid a crowd of people. A small label affixed to the bottom right reads, "Carrying the dead from the morgues." |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Date |
ca. 1904 |
Green-Wood Connection |
Many victims of the General Slocum Steapship Disaster are interred at Green-Wood. Additionally, the namesake of the ship, General Henry Warner Slocum (1826-1894) is interred at Green-Wood (Lot 28760, Sec. 139). |
Dimensions |
H-3.5 W-7 inches |
Subjects |
Disasters Photographs Ship accidents Ships Shipwrecks |
Search Terms |
General Slocum Steamship Disaster General Slocum (Steamboat) |