Rescuers using the breeches buoy to bring a shipwreck survivor to shore on Lake Superior, 1880s. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration

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Hand-colored halftone illustration

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Size: 10678px × 1662px
Photo credit: © North Wind Picture Archives / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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