The General Slocum Disaster
Perhaps the only thing that shocks me as much as the utter disaster which was the Steamboat General Slocum's June 15, 1904 excursion, is that it so quickly slipped into obscurity. There are 22 paintings in the series that were based on black and white photos taken in 1904, with the exception of the monument which I was able to view in person.
Photo by Harry Fisher for the Morning Call