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Anacapa Island shipwreck

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Order Number	00063269
Title	Anacapa Island shipwreck
Photographer	Blakeley, Hal.
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Anacapa Island.
Date	1853
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Notes	Photograph of a block print
Description	A block print by Hal Blakesley, entitled "Anacapa Island Cat and Rat" and the wrecked ship, Winfield Scott. A cat appears on the left, and a rat on the right. The shipwreck is in the center. The disaster occurred on December 1, 1853, when the captain chose to sail inland of the island to save time and sailed head-on into Anacapa in dense fog. 400 passengers were removed as well as gold bullion being shipped from San Francisco to Panama during the Gold Rush.
Subject	Boats and boating--California--Anacapa Island. Cats--California--Anacapa Island. Rats--California--Anacapa Island. Shipwrecks--California--Anacapa Island. Anacapa Island (Calif.). Channel Islands (Calif.).
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection