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Photograph of SS Cumberland, later renamed SS Larchmont
Image of the Larchmont
Photograph of the Confederate Monument, Pensacola, Florida
Photograph of the Confederate Monument in Lee Square, Pensacola. The panels of the monument mention Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America; Captain Edward Aylesworth Perry; Stephen R. Mallory, secretary of the navy of the…
Photograph, "Pay day for the stevedores, Baltimore, Md."
Picture of stevedores receiving their payment at a dock in Baltimore, Maryland.
Ezra Gerry's Family Tree
A graphic representation of Ezra Gerry's immediate family.
Deed from Louis Baley to Georgiana Goodloe
A deed transferring ownership of a property from Louis Baley to Georgiana Goodloe (Ezra Gerry's mother) on 27 July 1898.
Article, "Montana Poet has Praise for the S.A."
This is a newspaper article about a poem written by Thomas Murray Spencer about the heroism of the Salvation Army members aboard the Larchmont.
Article, "Survived The Disaster"
An article that lists the nineteen survivors from the Larchmont and their cities of origin.
Article, "Pilot A Young Man"
The article spectulates on the identity of the pilot behind the wheel at the time of the collision. The article suggests that John S. Wyman, was steering the wheel but that he was also a skilled pilot.
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."
Table Depicting a Summary of Disasters to Vessels Which Occured On and Near Coasts and Rivers From 1880-1900
Statistical information on United States steamboats.