S.S. Amapala news bulletin
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3483
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Scope and Contents
The collection contains a fragile news bulletin about the collision of the S.S. Amapala and the oil tanker Camden, on the Mississippi River, sixty miles south of New Orleans, on January 27, 1936.
It is possible, although not confirmed, that this is the same S. S. Amapala that was attacked in 1942 by a German submarine.
Dates
- Creation: 1936 January 27
Extent
0.05 Linear Feet (very brittle)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
very fragile
General
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- Title
- Guide to the S.S. Amapala news bulletin
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository