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Wreck of S.S. Columbia

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Stock #:776957
Type: Postcard
Era: Real Photo
City: Eureka
State: California (CA)
County: Humboldt
Postmark: 1907 Jul-22
Postmark City: Eureka
Postmark State: CA
Stamp: 1c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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Columbia impacted the smaller lumber schooner San Pedro while travelling at full speed through dense fog off Shelter Cove. The passenger steamer sank, killing 88 people, including all the children on board. The quick pace of the sinking also prevented the launch of several lifeboats.
From the Darlene Thorne Collection

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