Sinking of the Vestris

A view from the deck of the sinking Vestris, a steamer ship that sank 240 miles off the Virginia capes on November 12, 1928.

Publication date: 1934-02-18

Size: 41.5 x 36.7 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• North Atlantic Ocean

Temporal: 1928-11-12

Subject(s):

• Evacuations--North Atlantic Ocean--1920-1930
• Ship accidents--North Atlantic Ocean--1920-1930
• Vestris (Ship)

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (February 18, 1934), Special Supplement/Album of World Events, p. 1

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)