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Shotgun Style House Diagram
The diagram of a shotgun style house shows the simple floor plan.
Legislation Document Proposing the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution
Image of the 15th amendment proposal, which passed Congress on February 26, 1869. The amendment granted all men the right to vote, regardless of race or "previous condition of servitude."
Chart of Lives Lost vs. People Aboard Vessels Across the United States of America
A bar graph depicting the ratio of vessels, passengers, crew members, and lives lost across the United States of America from 1880-1910. Data from the United States Census Bureau's 1901 summary of the General Superintendent of Life-Saving Service's…
Photograph of a Joy Line Ship Unloading Bodies of the Larchmont Victims
Picture of bodies from Larchmont being unloaded from the SS Kentucky.
Photograph, "Ill-Fated Steamer and Map Showing Location of Disaster"
This is a photo of the Larchmont, and a location of where the disaster happened.
Photograph, "The Collision on Long Island Sound"
This is a drawing of what it possibly looked like when the Larchmont and Harry Knowlton collided.
Article, "One More Dead on Larchmont"
The newspaper article describes more bodies being discovered from the Larchmont. The article questions who was at fault, and if the Larchmont changed course
Graph, "Stewards and Waiters in Ezra's Pensacola".
Graph of male and female data in the occupation of steward and waiter between the years of 1880 and 1910. Information gathered from the US Census Decennial Data.
Photograph of an African American steward serving Caucasian American
African American steward serving a White American. One of the few pictures found of an African American steward on a ship.
Photograph of the crew of the British ship Rathdown
A picture showing the integration of sailing vessels during the late 1800s. This shows that all skin colors could work on a boat as long they could do the work required.