1880 United States Lifesaving Service (U.S.L.S.S.) ~ Old Magazine Article

Original illustrated magazine article that has been carefully extracted from a well known antique periodical. Profiling the U.S. Life-Saving Service.

Illustrations/photos include:

ï Off to a wreck
ï Drill and exercise in the surf boat
ï The night patrol
ï Hauling the mortar car
ï Breeches-buoy apparatus in operation
ï The self righting lifeboat
ï The mess room "when the wind is off shore"
ï Tally board and whip block
ï and more

Title: The United States Lifesaving Service

Publication: Scribner's Magazine

Publication Year: 1880

Length (includes front & back): Approximately 16½ pages

Approximate Page Size (in inches): 6 x 9½

Condition: VG

*This is an original article, not an entire magazine.