Mini Man by Blackdragonrider

Photography • Historical • posted on Jan 19, 2010

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The Peter Iredale after the winter storm in 2007. The 3 a.m. hour of October 25, 1906 was dark, windy and cold. The 275 foot long Liverpool sailing ship was struggling toward the mouth of the Columbia River on its way to Portland, Oregon. But its 25 crew and 2 stowaways weren't destined to make it there. Heavy mists obscurred the beacons of the light houses and the Columbia River light ship. Soon the fated ship ran aground, and soon it broke off its top spars. Then heavy rain squalls and a fresh westerly gale pushed it ashore, where it lies to this day, now a playground of Oregon beachcombers and children. Luckily, it is not a gloomy ship of ghosts and terror---everyone was rescued by a life-saving crew from Hammond, and later congenially housed by the men at nearby Ft. Stevens. The maritime inquiry absolved the captain (master) and his mates of any wrong action in the loss of the ship.

Comments (8)

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tennesseecowgirl

4:21PM | Tue, 19 January 2010

Wonderful photo, so many try to wait to capture a subject when there are no people in the frame but sometimes it helps to show a scale of an item, if there is something to show a comparison. Nice job. I wish you would have included a few facts on this, I am the curious type so maybe including a date such as when the vessel was ship wrecked would be a great added touch.

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blinkings

5:37PM | Tue, 19 January 2010

A fascinating and quality post. See here for some very old shots of the ship - authors unknown to me

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Chipka

8:13PM | Tue, 19 January 2010

WOW! This is a haunting image! Truly gorgeous and compelling! I love the bleakness of it lightened by the human observer walking by. Great clarity and sense of color and even though this is what remains of a shipwreck, it's full of life and wonder. Great work and quite useful information as well. Wonderful work!

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