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Lifeboat from the S.S. Congress

Lifeboat from the S.S. Congress Coos Bay Oregon Rehfeld's Photo
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Stock #: 781149
Type: Postcard
Era: Real Photo
City: Coos Bay
State: Oregon (OR)
County: Coos
Artist: Rehfeld's Photo
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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September 14, 1916 - The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's steamer Congress is a burned wreck on the sands off the entrance to Coos Bay. Every one of the 280 passengers and 105 crew were saved. The vessel made a gallant race against death. Her speed saved the lives of those on board and, after every human soul had left the vessel she held headway enough to thrust her way into the sand. The steamer was en route from San Francisco for Seattle.
From the Darlene Thorne Collection
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