Ruins of Philadelphia Steam Saw Mill after devastating and fatal boiler explosion, June 6, 1867, artist's impression.

Scanned by

Sarah Goldberg, House Divided Project, Dickinson College

Scan date

07/10/2016

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, December 12, 2016.

Depicted ContentIn Pennsylvania, a massive boiler explosion in Philadelphia kills and injures dozens of saw mill workers.

Image type

engraving

Courtesy of

Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Original caption

The scene of the recent terrible explosion and loss of life at Geary and Ward's Steam Saw Mill, on Sansom Street, Philadelphia, Pa., June 6th. - From a sketch by E.B. Bensell.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, June 22, 1867, p. 213.