Photo negatives (5), views of the steel hulled screw steamer MAINE run aground at Execution Rocks, NY, February 4, 1920. The MAINE originally sailed out of Stonington with the Providence & Stonington Steamship Line. The vessel was forced onto the reef by the Execution Rocks Lighthouse by an ice floe during a severe winter storm. The T.A. Scott Co. of New London was responsible for salvaging her cargo.
Collection
Jim Streeter Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2026.037
Source or Donor
Mr. James L. Streeter
Acquisition Method
Donation
Made/Created
Date made
1920
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
T. A. Scott Co., Providence & Stonington Steamship Company
Provenance
Notes
Donated to the Groton Public Library by Jim Streeter, formerly belonged to Carol Kimball.
