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Taken: June 18, 1906
Caption: Marker Inset Photo: The Grounding of the Vincenzo Bonanno
Additional Description: On June 17, 1906 the Vicenzo Bonanno, an Italian steamship, ran aground on a sandbar in heavy fog two miles east of Fire Island. The Bonanno's captain and crew were rescued by a volunteer life-saving crew and brought to the Point O'Woods life-saving station on Fire Island. The image shows Charles Baker (left), keeper of the station with his son, surfman Ben Baker (center) and wreck master Ben Dunbar (standing) posing in front of the stranded steamer a day after the rescue.
Submitted: January 17, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p412753
File Size: 0.571 Megabytes

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