Photographic print

Object number
P1193
Creator
Manchester Brothers
Date
July 15 1869
Description
Photograph of Ida Lewis on July 15, 1869, taken by the Manchester Brothers of 73 Westminster St., Providence, RI. Earlier that year, Lewis rose to fame for saving the lives of two soldiers from Fort Adams, her fifth recorded rescue at just fifteen years old in her role at the Lime Rock Lighthouse. Gift of Mrs. A.J. Howard and the Naval War College from Dec. 1935.
Materials
photographic paper
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A.J. Howard and the Naval War College from Dec. 1935
Object Type
photographic prints
Related People & Organizations
Lewis, Ida (Editor)