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NH 49000 Explosion of the steamer SULTANA

Explosion of the steamer SULTANA
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Title: Explosion of the steamer SULTANA
Caption: On the Mississippi River, above Memphis, Tennessee, 27 April 1865. About 1450 lives were lost in the disaster. Engraving from Harper's Weekly, 20 May 1865, page 316.
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Catalog #: NH 49000
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Thu, Apr 27, 1865
After this Year: 1860
Before this Year: 1869
Original Medium: Engraving, BW Photo
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