Explosion of the British merchant ship "Lottie Sleigh" in Liverpool Harbor, January 9, 1864, British artist's impression | House Divided

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Explosion of the British merchant ship "Lottie Sleigh" in Liverpool Harbor, January 9, 1864, British artist's impression

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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, April 18, 2014.

Depicted ContentIn Liverpool harbor, a British vessel carrying eleven tons of gunpowder explodes after catching fire

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Explosion on board the Barque Lottie Sleigh, laden with gunpowder, in the Mersey, as seen from the Cheshire side.

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Illustrated London News,January 30, 1864, p. 101.

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