Schooner King & Winge and crew amid Arctic ice floes, 1914
This image shows the schooner King & Winge signaling distress by flying its flag upside down, probably en route to rescue the crew of the Karluk, which sank in January 1914 in the Chukchi Sea between Alaska and Russia. The King & Winge was one of the most famous ships ever built in Seattle....
| Format: | Other/Unknown Material |
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| Online Access: | http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/8863 |