COLLECTION NAME:
Underwood & Underwood World War I press photographs
Record
Identifier:
C0502_B001_F032.jpg
Title:
Transport ship Medie sinking in the Mediterranean [fully sunk]
Creator:
Underwood & Underwood
Date:
1917-11-21
Description:
Attached: "M162914 F.C. COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y. TORPEDOED FRENCH TRANSPORT GOES DOWN IN TWO MINUTES. The big French Transport Medie about two minutes after it was torpedoed in the Mediterranean Sea, at the moment that the ammunition on board exploded. The big ship went up in flames after the explosion. The attack was made on September 23rd. The photo shows the ship as it disappeared below the surface of the sea. 11/21/17."
Subject:
World War, 1914 - 1918
Subject:
Warships
Geographic Area:
Mediterranean Sea
Decade:
1910s
Type:
Still Image
Genre/Form:
war photography
Genre/Form:
black-and-white photographs
Format:
Photograph; black and white
Extent:
8 x 10 in.
Digital Publisher:
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center.
Collection:
Underwood and Underwood World War I press photographs
Physical Location:
Box 1, Folder 32
Rights Statement:
Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.
General Note:
The description for these photographs is transcribed from paper descriptions that are attached to the photographs with adhesive. These paper descriptions are brittle and acidic. For presentation and accessibility purposes, the descriptions have been cropped out of the image.
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