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NH 42131 Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889

Photo #: NH 42131 Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889
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Title: Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889
Description: Pencil sketch from Photograph of The wreck of the German, 'Adler', thrown on the reef on her beam ends Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows German gunboat Adler as she lay on the western side of Apia Harbor, following the storm. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 42131
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