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[Tex. - Galveston - wreckage of Spanish steamer at 20th St. Wharf after storm of Sept. 8, 1900] – Vintage Wall Art

[Tex. - Galveston - wreckage of Spanish steamer at 20th St. Wharf after storm of Sept. 8, 1900] — historic photograph
[Tex. - Galveston - wreckage of Spanish steamer at 20th St. Wharf after storm of Sept. 8, 1900]. Historic photograph from the Steamboats collection.

(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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A window into the past: [Tex. - Galveston - wreckage of Spanish steamer at 20th St. Wharf after storm of Sept. 8, 1900], preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Few images show the scale of the 1900 Galveston hurricane as plainly as this view of a Spanish steamer's wreckage stranded at the 20th Street Wharf. The storm struck the Texas coast on September 8, 1900, driving a surge across the low-lying island and into the harbor, where ships were tossed onto docks, piers, and the shore. The disaster killed thousands, making it among the deadliest natural disasters in United States history. The photograph records the damage to the waterfront in the days that followed, when the city was beginning the work of recovery.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes1900
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,499 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-124095

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