10236. (photo) Coast Guard Works to Rescue Group Marooned on Jetty Lighthouse, Lake Erie. c.1933
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10236. (photo) Coast Guard Works to Rescue Group Marooned on Jetty Lighthouse, Lake Erie. c.1933
10236. (photo) Coast Guard Works to Rescue Group Marooned on Jetty Lighthouse, Lake Erie. c.1933. Clear, close 8” x 10” Acme News photo shows a close view of the jetty lighthouse as Coast Guardsmen in a 36-foot MLB maneuver to attempt a rescue. The description on the back notes: “Waves balk rescue of men marooned on jetty. Trapped for twenty four hours at the end of a mile long jetty into Lake Erie, ten Clevelanders faced another night of hunger as a seething lake prevented their rescue. Their first night was sspent atop a lighthouse shed but Coast Guards later were able to shoot them a line on which was the key to the lighthouse. Photo shows a group of the men anxiously watching the efforts of a Coast Guard crew attempting to rescue them.” July 3, 1933. With credit line or description on back. Rare rescue scene. (VG+) $58.