An officer aboard the Coast Guard cutter Seneca firing at a fleeing boat. — Open the full imageJPG, 474 × 640 px, 0.0 MB

Lt. L.W. Perkins fires at a fleeing boat from the Coast Guard cutter Seneca (1924)

Library of Congress photograph from the series on the Coast Guard cutter Seneca chasing and capturing a rum-runner in 1924. The caption card identifies Lt. L.W. Perkins firing at a fleeing boat.

Date: 1924
Kind: photograph
Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Retrieved: 2026-10-11
Rights: The Library of Congress item record states: "No known restrictions on publication." Collection: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LOT 7677. Call number: LOT 7677 [item] [P&P]. Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-50078 (b&w film copy neg.).

The Library of Congress title is “Coast Guard Cutter, USS Seneca chasing and capturing a ‘rum runner’ 1924: Lt. L.W. Perkins firing at fleeing boat.” The identification of the officer comes from the caption card, whose data the Library flags as unverified. The record dates the item c1924 and names no place.

The copy stored here is the Library of Congress service JPEG.

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