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Licensed wreckers - in the hands of the receivers
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Description | Print shows a ship labeled "Wrecked Corporation" and "Insurance Co. Bankrupt" that has wrecked on rocks with a darkened lighthouse labeled "Trust" and "Justice" nearby; its light has been sn■ by "Judge" and "Corruption". Victims of the wreck, some clinging to the ship, others in the water, are labeled "Policy Holder" and "Pillaged Policy Holder". A rope from the ship to shore is held by a "Receiver", a "Lawyer", and a "Shore Shark", and is coiled around a money bag labeled "Fee". Another "Lawyer", using a gaff, reaches for a barrel labeled "Fees" that bobs in the water near the ship. Standing near the lighthouse is a man labeled "Referee" who is holding a pan labeled "False Beacon" that spews illuminated smoke labeled "By Order of the Court"; he burns papers labeled "Waste, Outrageous Extravagance, Extortion, [and] Cost". |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Business & finance--1880-1890. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Swindlers--1880-1890. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Shipwrecks--1880-1890. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Insurance--1880-1890. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Lighthouses--1880-1890. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Corruption--1880-1890. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Bankruptcy--1880-1890. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |