Currier & Ives Burning of Steamship Golden Gate
Currier & Ives.
Burning of the Steamship “Golden Gate” July 27, 1862. On her Voyage from San Francisco having on board 1,400,000 in treasure, 242 Passengers and a Crew of 95 persons of whom only about 100 are known to have been saved.
Lithograph with hand color.
New York: Currier & Ives, c. 1862.
10" x 14" sheet, 19 1/4" x 22 1/2" framed.
On July 27, 1862, during the American Civil War and enroute to Panama, passengers slumbered aboard the Pacific Pacific mail steamship S.S. “Golden Gate” when a fire quickly burst out, mid-ship, out separating those fore and aft. A dramatic image showing the steamship with raging flames and survivors in launch boats plying the waves.
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Currier & Ives.
Burning of the Steamship “Golden Gate” July 27, 1862. On her Voyage from San Francisco having on board 1,400,000 in treasure, 242 Passengers and a Crew of 95 persons of whom only about 100 are known to have been saved.
Lithograph with hand color.
New York: Currier & Ives, c. 1862.
10" x 14" sheet, 19 1/4" x 22 1/2" framed.
On July 27, 1862, during the American Civil War and enroute to Panama, passengers slumbered aboard the Pacific Pacific mail steamship S.S. “Golden Gate” when a fire quickly burst out, mid-ship, out separating those fore and aft. A dramatic image showing the steamship with raging flames and survivors in launch boats plying the waves.
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