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The Life Preservers That Drowned a Thousand People — 1904

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_General_Slocum

Visual credits: - "All that was left of the boat which carried over 1000 souls to destruction. General view of Slocum after being raised, Slocum Disaster, New York Harbor LCCN2009632223.jpg" by H.C. White Co.; Public domain https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:All that was left of the boat which carried over 1000 souls to destruction. General view of Slocum after being raised, Slocum Disaster, New York Harbor LCCN2009632223.jpg; cropped, color-adjusted, and animated for video. - "Gustav Scholer (1851-1928) signing death certificate for the General Slocum disaster on June 15, 1904.jpg" by AnonymousUnknown author; Public domain https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gustav Scholer (1851-1928) signing death certificate for the General Slocum disaster on June 15, 1904.jpg; cropped, color-adjusted, and animated for video. - "Among the oil barrels where fire started, showing defective life preservers and life boats. General Slocum Disaster, New York Harbor, June 15, 1904 LCCN2009632218.jpg" by H.C. White Co.; Public domain https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Among the oil barrels where fire started, showing defective life preservers and life boats. General Slocum Disaster, New York Harbor, June 15, 1904 LCCN2009632218.jpg; cropped, color-adjusted, and animated for video. - "On the deck of the Slocum, showing the effects of the fire on metal work and s(tee)l. G(enera)l Slocum Di(saste)r, New York H(arbo)r, June 15, 1904 LCCN2009632220.jpg" by H.C. White Co.; Public domain https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:On the deck of the Slocum, showing the effects of the fire on metal work and s(tee)l. G(enera)l Slocum Di(saste)r, New York H(arbo)r, June 15, 1904 LCCN2009632220.jpg; cropped, color-adjusted, and animated for video. - "EM NOVA-YORK. A grande catastrophe do vapor de passeio General Slocum. Morte horrível de 1.200 pessoas!.jpg" by Angelo Agostini; Public domain https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EM NOVA-YORK. A grande catastrophe do vapor de passeio General Slocum. Morte horrível de 1.200 pessoas!.jpg; cropped, color-adjusted, and animated for video. - "PS General Slocum, East River.jpg" by Unknown authorUnknown author; Public domain https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PS General Slocum, East River.jpg; cropped, color-adjusted, and animated for video. - "A steamboat with American flags sails through a misty forested lake area." by Connor Scott McManus; Pexels License (free for commercial use) https://www.pexels.com/license/; https://www.pexels.com/photo/flags-of-usa-on-steamboat-18710256/; cropped, color-adjusted, and animated for video.

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