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McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 220

Item

Title
McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 220
Description
No Caption: U.S. Naval officers and sailors at the memorial for the victims of the USS Bennington's boiler explosion. The hump of a large mass grave dominates the foreground.
Contributor
Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Coverage
Fort Rosecrans, San Diego, California
Date
1905
Format
JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier
96-07-08-alb08-220
Language
English
Publisher
California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Rights
© 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.
Source
Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject
Memorial for the Victims of the USS Bennington's Boiler Explosion
Type
Still Image