Explosion of the steamer "European," Colón, Panama, April 3, 1866, artist's impression, detail

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Jia Ma, House Divided Project, Dickinson College

Scan date

11/11/2015

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, March 30, 2016.

Depicted ContentColón, Panama

Depicted ContentAt Colón in the Panama, an exploding British cargo of nitro-glycerin devastates the port and kills fifty

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engraving

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Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA

Original caption

Terrific Explosion of nitro-glycerine on board of the steamer "European," at Aspinwall, New Grenada on the morning of April 3rd, 1866 - From a sketch by Gustave Kratz.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 5, 1866, p. 104-105.

Source note

Cropped from the larger image, also available here.