Recovering Bodies, 1942
"Alonzo Walsh and Celestine Giovannini (right) of St. Lawrence [Newfoundland] helped the Americans bring up two bodies from the beach. One of them was still uncovered when this picture was taken."
Photo by Ena Farrell Edwards. Image reproduced by permission of Archives and Special Collections, Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University, Coll-115 16.06.059a. Cassie Brown Collection.
Recovered Bodies at Cliff Top, 1942
""Canvas-covered bodies lie on the cliff top awaiting transportation to St. Lawrence." Bodies lie at the edge of the cliff, February 1942.
Photo by Ena Farrell Edwards. Image reproduced by permission of Archives and Special Collections, Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University, Coll-115 16.06.054. Cassie Brown Collection.
Canvas-Covered Bodies, 1942
"Victims of the Pollux and Truxtun disaster are laid out." Canvas covered bodies laid out following the disaster, February 1942.
Reproduced by permission of Archives and Special Collections, Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University, Coll-115 16.06.130. Cassie Brown Collection.
Moving Caskets, n.d.
Men of St. Lawrence moving caskets in dories.
Photo by Ena Farrell Edwards. Image reproduced by permission of Archives and Special Collections, Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University, Coll-115 16.06.054. Cassie Brown Collection.
Hauling a Casket, 1942
"Newfoundlanders haul drowned American sailors out of the ravine and over the hills to St. Lawrence [Newfoundland]. The hayshed and fence are in the background." Hauling a casket after the disaster, February 1942.
Photo by Ena Farrell Edwards. Image reproduced by permission of Archives and Special Collections, Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University, Coll-115 16.06.052. Cassie Brown Collection.
Carrying a Casket, 1942
"The St. Lawrence [Newfoundland] men were searching for bodies for weeks - all were buried in St. Lawrence." St. Lawrence men carrying a casket, February 1942.
Photo by Ena Farrell Edwards. Image reproduced by permission of Archives and Special Collections, Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University, Coll-115 16.06.236. Cassie Brown Collection.
Truxtun Survivors, 1942
Standing: John Shields (L), Truxtun survivor, and Leo Loder, St. Lawrence resident. Kneeling: Stanislaus Kendzerski (L) and John Brollini, both Truxtun survivors.
Archives and Special Collections, Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University, Coll-115 16.06.183. Cassie Brown Collection.
Survivors and Rescuers, 1942
Survivors and rescuers in St. Lawrence the day following the disaster. L-R: Leo Loder, Sue Farrell, Aubrey Farrell, Cecil Farrell, John Arthur Shields, Truxtun survivor, Gertie Etchegary and John Alfred Brollini, Truxtun survivor who is kneeling in front.
Photo by Ena Farrell Edwards. Image reproduced by permission of Archives and Special Collections, Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University, Coll-115 16.06.134. Cassie Brown Collection.
Pollux Survivors, 1942
USS Pollux survivors Bill Heldt (L) and Warren Greenfield.
Photo by Ena Farrell Edwards. Image reproduced by permission of Archives and Special Collections, Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University, Coll-115 16.06.245. Cassie Brown Collection.
Page One | Page Two | Page Three | Page Four | Page Five | Page Six | Page Seven
