Steamer West Point explosion....
Item # 605144
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TRI-WEEKLY FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, December 28, 1881
- West Point, Virginia steamer disaster
Page 4 has one column headlines: "NINETEEN LIVES LOST" "By an Explosion on the Steamer Westpoint at Westpoint, Va." and more. Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor margin wear, otherwise good condition.
Category: Post-Civil War
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$28
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.
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