Wreck of the SS METIS, 1872

Photograph

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Groton Public Library

Wreck of the SS METIS, 1872

Wreck of the SS METIS, 1872

Entry/Object ID

2026.037.031

Description

Photo negative, debris from the SS METIS washed up on the shore along Watch Hill, RI, 1872. The METIS was a propeller-driven wooden steamer operated by the New York and Providence Steamship Line. The vessel was involved in a disastrous collision with the steamer NETTIE CUSHING during a heavy gale on August 29, 1872.

Collection

Jim Streeter Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.037

Source or Donor

Mr. James L. Streeter

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

1872

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Negative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

SS METIS, Steamships, Watch Hill

Provenance

Notes

Donated to the Groton Public Library by Jim Streeter, formerly belonged to Carol Kimball.

Name/Title

Wreck of the SS METIS, 1872