- Date on negative: 5/15/11. - Wystan
- he looks a little shellshocked - I probably would be too - JoniMakesStuff
H. Benson & C. Krauter, wireless men on Merida & Princess Anne (LOC)
Bain News Service,, publisher.
H. Benson & C. Krauter, wireless men on Merida & Princess Anne
[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the
negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.09194
Call Number: LC-B2- 2196-3
Comments and faves
artolog (59 months ago | reply)
title should read "wireless"
query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B0CE FDD1E3EE033A...
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trent80000 (58 months ago | reply)
wow,Iook this pitcure make me a sleep. I hate about the old history....
pixeljones (58 months ago | reply)
Left: Herbert O. Benson, radio operator of the newly sunk Merida
Right: C. Krauter radio operator of the Princess Anne
This picture shows the radio operators from the Merida and the Princess Anne after the 319 passengers and crew of the Merida were rescued. The Merida sunk after colliding with the fruit steamer Admiral Farragut that was on the way back to Jamaica from New York.
The Merida was said to be carrying 17 tons of silver bars and another $1 million worth of jewels and other coins. However, several attempts to recover the treasure since have recovered only a fraction of that.
New York Times Coverage:
New York Times - May 12, 1911 MERIDA PASSENGERS TELL OF HER LOSS; The Princess Anne Brings Crew and Travelers Saved from Sinking Ward Liner.
New York Times - May 13, 1911 SUNK IN SEA CRASH; 319 PERSONS SAVED; Ward Liner Merida, Rammed by the Admiral Farragut, Goes Down Off Cape Charles.
New York Times - May 14, 1911 EVERYTHING LOST ON MERIDA.; Ship and Passengers' Effects Worth $2,000,000, Says Company's Agent.
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Rob Ketcherside (51 months ago | reply)
One of the first uses of SOS.
beccaxsos added this photo to her favorites. (49 months ago)
jyotsnapathania [deleted] (47 months ago | reply)
They look so healthy and well groomed , want to see some old movie
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Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (26 months ago | reply)
I started an entry to Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Merida
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