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Title: SS Morro Castle
Date(s): 1934
Contributor(s): Pennebaker, William B. (former owner)
Description: Undated glass negative of the shipwrecked ocean liner SS Morro Castle. Likely photographed shortly after catching fire on September 8, 1934, while the ship was still beached off Asbury Park, New Jersey.
Collection ID: Lehigh Valley Railroad glass plate negatives (Accession 1971.598)
Hagley ID: AVD_1971598_019
Collection: Lehigh Valley Railroad glass plate negatives

Title: Asbury Park and Bradley Beach, New Jersey
Date(s): 1934-05-19
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_07993
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: SS Morro Castle, ocean liner
Date(s): 1934
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Rear view of the burned hull of the SS Morro Castle on the beach at Asbury Park. Lines run from the ship to the pier.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680122148
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: SS Morro Castle, ocean liner
Date(s): 1934
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Crowd looking at the burned hull of the SS Morro Castle on the beach at Asbury Park.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680122146
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: SS Morro Castle, ocean liner
Date(s): 1934
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Rear view of the burned hull of the SS Morro Castle on the beach at Asbury Park. Lines run from the ship to the pier.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680122149
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: SS Morro Castle, ocean liner
Date(s): 1934
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: The SS Morro Castle was built in 1929 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company for the Ward Line to run between New York City and Havana, Cuba. She was named for the fortress and lighthouse at the entrance to Havana Bay. On September 8, 1934, the ship caught fire off the coast of New Jersey and burned, killing 137 of the 549 passengers and crew on board. The ship beached itself near Asbury Park, where it remained for several months before being scrapped. The disaster was the impetus...
Show moreThe SS Morro Castle was built in 1929 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company for the Ward Line to run between New York City and Havana, Cuba. She was named for the fortress and lighthouse at the entrance to Havana Bay. On September 8, 1934, the ship caught fire off the coast of New Jersey and burned, killing 137 of the 549 passengers and crew on board. The ship beached itself near Asbury Park, where it remained for several months before being scrapped. The disaster was the impetus for fire prevention safety procedures and measures to be taken on passenger liners.
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Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680122144
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Asbury Park
Date(s): 1922
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Seashore resort on Atlantic Ocean in New Jersey. Photo shows crowds on the boardwalk.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680121094
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: SS Morro Castle, ocean liner
Date(s): 1934
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Photo shows the proximity of the burned hull of the SS Morro Castle to the pier at Asbury Park.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680122151
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Asbury Park
Date(s): 1922
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Seashore resort on Atlantic Ocean in New Jersey. Photo shows crowds on the boardwalk.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680121092
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: SS Morro Castle, ocean liner
Date(s): 1934
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Photo shows the proximity of the burned hull of the SS Morro Castle to the pier at Asbury Park.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680122152
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: SS Morro Castle, ocean liner
Date(s): 1934
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Photo shows the proximity of the burned hull of the SS Morro Castle to the pier at Asbury Park.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680122150
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: SS Morro Castle, ocean liner
Date(s): 1934
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Rear view of the burned hull of the SS Morro Castle on the beach at Asbury Park.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680122147
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Asbury Park
Date(s): 1922
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Seashore resort on Atlantic Ocean in New Jersey. Photo shows crowds on the boardwalk.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680121093
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: SS Morro Castle, ocean liner
Date(s): 1934
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: The SS Morro Castle was built in 1929 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company for the Ward Line to run between New York City and Havana, Cuba. She was named for the fortress and lighthouse at the entrance to Havana Bay. On September 8, 1934, the ship caught fire off the coast of New Jersey and burned, killing 137 of the 549 passengers and crew on board. The ship beached itself near Asbury Park, where it remained for several months before being scrapped. The disaster was the impetus...
Show moreThe SS Morro Castle was built in 1929 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company for the Ward Line to run between New York City and Havana, Cuba. She was named for the fortress and lighthouse at the entrance to Havana Bay. On September 8, 1934, the ship caught fire off the coast of New Jersey and burned, killing 137 of the 549 passengers and crew on board. The ship beached itself near Asbury Park, where it remained for several months before being scrapped. The disaster was the impetus for fire prevention safety procedures and measures to be taken on passenger liners.
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Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680122145
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Railroad plaza and station in Asbury Park, N.J.
Date(s): 1930/1940, 1930, 1940
Contributor(s): Von Widing, F. A. (publisher)
Collection ID: Railroad postcards collection (Accession 1995.229)
Hagley ID: 95299_0614
Collection: Railroad station postcards collection

Title: North Asbury Station in Asbury Park, N.J.
Date(s): 1912
Contributor(s): Bechtel & Koch (Asbury Park, N.J.) (publisher)
Collection ID: Railroad postcards collection (Accession 1995.229)
Hagley ID: 95299_0599
Collection: Railroad station postcards collection

Title: Monmouth, Essex & Sussex Hotels, Asbury Park
Date(s): 1939-07-03
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_11553
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Asbury Park, New Jersey, and Ocean Grove.
Date(s): 1939-07-04
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_11649
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Asbury Park (N.J.)
Date(s): 1939-07-03
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_11552
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Asbury Park, New Jersey, Ocean Grove and Bradley Beach, foreground
Date(s): 1939-07-04
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_11651
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Asbury Park (N.J.)
Date(s): 1939-07-04
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_11650
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs