Photo #: NH 105306-A-KN (color) USS Bennington (Gunboat # 4) Reverse of a postcard published circa mid-1905 by Sewards' Post Cards, Los Angeles, California, commemorating the 21 July 1905 boiler explosion that killed many of USS Bennington's crew members. For a view of the front of the original postcard, featuring a photograph of Bennington taken shortly after the tragedy, see: Photo # NH 105306-KN. Courtesy of Harrell E. ("Ed") Coffer, 2007. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image size: 88KB; 740 x 500 pixels |
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Image posted 12 November 2007