Salvage of the burned Morro Castle is begun

Salvage work begins on the burnt-out hulk of the luxury liner Morro Castle, which rests on a sandbar near Asbury Park, New Jersey.

Publication date: 1934-11-25

Size: 19 x 25 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Asbury Park (N.J.)

Subject(s):

• Morro Castle (Steamship)
• Ocean liners--American--New Jersey--Ashbury Park--1930-1940
• Shipwrecks--New Jersey--Ashbury Park--1930-1940
• Salvage--New Jersey--Ashbury Park--1930-1940
• Marine accidents--New Jesery--Ashbury Park--1930-1940
• Sandbars--New Jersey--Ashbury Park--1930-1940
• Ship accidents--New Jersey--Ashbury Park--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 (November 25, 1934), p. 2

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm)