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A three-masted ship being driven onto the New Jersey shore in a night storm, ca. 1846 — heavy surf, a hand-held lantern on the beach, silhouetted figures running

Night storm on the approaches

ca. 1846

New Jersey graveyard approaches (approx)

A three-masted ship being driven onto the New Jersey shore in a night storm, ca. 1846. Heavy surf, a hand-held lantern on the beach, silhouetted figures running toward the wreck. The composite scene that describes the coast for the whole antebellum decade.

Item record

Title
Night storm on the approaches
Date
ca. 1846
Source
Placeholder illustration for Phase 0 — replace with archival photograph before publishing.
Contributor
ATH placeholder
Rights
Placeholder — replace before publishing
Slug
wrecks-and-rescue-hero

Verification: placeholder item — metadata and image will be replaced with archival material before publication.

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Night storm on the approaches (ca. 1846). Placeholder illustration for Phase 0 — replace with archival photograph before publishing. The Highlands History Project, https://history.abovethehook.com/archive/wrecks-and-rescue-hero/.