Steamship J. P. Morgan, Jr.

Photograph showing evidence of a serious accident. The United States Steel Company steamship "J. P. Morgan, Jr." is locking downbound in the MacArthur Lock. Evidence of temporary repairs are visible on the hull. The collision was with the steamer "Crete," which struck the Morgan while the two vessels' courses were nearly at right angles in fog, June 23, 1948, in western Lake Superior.
Abstract/Description: Photograph showing evidence of a serious accident. The United States Steel Company steamship "J. P. Morgan, Jr." is locking downbound in the MacArthur Lock. Evidence of temporary repairs are visible on the hull. The collision was with the steamer "Crete," which struck the Morgan while the two vessels' courses were nearly at right angles in fog, June 23, 1948, in western Lake Superior.
Subject(s): Boats and boating
Soo Locks (Mich.)
Date Created: 1948 (approximate)
Title: Steamship J. P. Morgan, Jr.
Name(s): Bayliss Public Library, contributor
Superiorland Library Cooperative, contributor
Eckroad, Elmer, creator
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1948 (approximate)
Physical Form: photographs
Extent: 1 item
Abstract/Description: Photograph showing evidence of a serious accident. The United States Steel Company steamship "J. P. Morgan, Jr." is locking downbound in the MacArthur Lock. Evidence of temporary repairs are visible on the hull. The collision was with the steamer "Crete," which struck the Morgan while the two vessels' courses were nearly at right angles in fog, June 23, 1948, in western Lake Superior.
Subject(s): Boats and boating
Soo Locks (Mich.)
Restrictions on Access: In copyright (http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/)
Is Part Of: Bayliss Public Library photographs. Identifier: SLC-004
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