C.P.R.Co. S.S. Princess may wrecked on Sentinel Is., Alaska, August 5, 1910 – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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C.P.R.Co. S.S. Princess may wrecked on Sentinel Is., Alaska, August 5, 1910 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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C.P.R.Co. S.S. Princess may wrecked on Sentinel Is., Alaska, August 5, 1910
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The subject here is the Canadian Pacific Railway steamer *Princess May*, shown after it struck a reef at Sentinel Island in Alaska's Lynn Canal on August 5, 1910. The company's Princess ships carried passengers and freight along the Inside Passage between the Pacific Northwest and southeastern Alaska, a busy route during the gold rush era, so a grounding there drew attention. The print is part of the Frank and Frances Carpenter collection, which the Library of Congress holds for its travel and world-view photographs. Those images give a record of how remote coastal waterways looked to travelers of the period.
| Created / published | 1910 Aug. 5. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1910. |
| Notes | Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Shipwrecks--Alaska--Sentinel Island--1910. Reefs--Alaska--Sentinel Island--1910.United States--Alaska--Sentinel Island |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,282 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-208931 |
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