Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
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Title |
Magazine illustration, "Explosion and Burning of the Ohio River Steamer Magnolia" |
Catalog Number |
2004.41.540 |
Creator |
Harper's Weekly |
Date |
04/04/1868 |
Material(s) |
Paper |
Dimensions |
H-16.5 W-11.25 inches |
Description |
This is a page out of "Harper's Weekly" of April 4, 1868. The image on the bottom is titled "Explosion and Burning of the Ohio River Steamer "Magnolia," near Cincinnati, Ohio, March 18, 1868." The image depicts the large steamer burning with very large flames and smoke in the air. The smokestack is loose and appears to be falling to the right as is a small tower in front of it. There are people on the front and back trying to get off along with people on the upper decks looking down and waving their arms. One person is jumping off of the top deck in the front. There are several people in the water in front and near the back of the steamboat with their arms in the air. There is a rowboat with four people in it and one person trying to get in. There is another rowboat in the background behind the boat. The image at the top is titled "Hon. Marshall Jewell, Republican Candidate for Governor of Connecticut" and depicts the upper torso of the man with a mustache and goatee in a suit and tie. |
Notes |
Accident occurred 12 miles above Cincinnati. |
Collection |
Martin F. Schmidt Collection |
People |
Schmidt, Martin F. Harper's Weekly |
Subjects |
Steamboat accidents Steamboats Explosions Fires Rivers Rowboats People Suits (Clothing) Smokestacks |
Search Terms |
Harper's Weekly |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |