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Destruction of the packet-ship John Rutledge by an iceburg
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Destruction of the packet-ship John Rutledge by an iceburg
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English: Title: Destruction of the packet-ship John Rutledge by an icebeg, Feb. 20, 1856 The only survivor, Thomas W. Nye, of New Bedford [with others in lifeboat].

Awful situation of young Nye Survivor of the "John Rutledge"

Destruction of the packet-ship John Rutledge by an iceburg, Feb. 20, 1856 The only survivor, Thomas W. Nye, of New Bedford. (Thomas W. Nye, of Fairhaven, Mass.).

Three-mast packet ship, the John Rutledge, Captains Alexander Kelley (Cape Cod), left Liverpool. Aboard were more than 120 immigrants bound for New York

John Rutledge (ship, 1851). Built in Baltimore, 1851; owned in 1856 by Howland & Ridgeway of New York. About 1,060 tons.

Abstract/medium: 2 prints on single sheet : wood engravings.
Date 12 April 1856
date QS:P571,+1856-04-12T00:00:00Z/11
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Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, April 12, 1856.
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shipwrecks · rescues · periodical illustrations · wood engravings

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