Last of the lakes' sailing freighters a prey of storm

Photo of a three-masted schooner, Our Son, during a gale off the coast of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, which took the lives of 11 sailors. The rest of the crew and captain were rescued by a passing freighter, the William Nelson.

Publication date: 1930-10-05

Size: 10.6 x 15.7 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Michigan, Lake

Subject(s):

• Our Son (Ship)
• Sailing ships--American--Michigan, Lake--1930-1940
• Sailing--Michigan, Lake--1930-1940
• Ship accidents--Michigan, Lake--1930-1940
• Storms--Michigan, Lake--1930-1940

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 (October 5, 1930), p. 3

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg