Salvage of the Freighter "Indiana" Begins
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PrintOperations begin to salvage the remains of the freighter "Indiana," which sank 121 years ago in northeastern Lake Superior. The efforts were jointly sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution, the United States Navy and the Army Corps of Engineers. Artifacts were sent to the Museum Support Center.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Torch, 9/1979, p. 1
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
July 28, 1979
Superior, Lake