National Guardsmen searching for survivors in the wreckage of the Sea Wing

Black and white photograph of National Guardsmen searching for survivors in the wreckage of the Sea Wing, 1890. The men at left are standing in the Sea Wing’s attached barge, Jim Grant. The Lake City steamer Ethel Howard is in the background.

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National Guardsmen searching for survivors in the wreckage of the Sea Wing, 1890. The men at left are standing in the Sea Wing’s attached barge, Jim Grant. The Lake City steamer Ethel Howard is in the background.

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Minnesota Historical Society

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http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10732616

Articles

Sea Wing Disaster, 1890

Topics

Environment
Transportation