Rum-running vessel LINWOOD set afire by her crew (4 May 1923)
National Archives Coast Guard photograph: per the catalog, the rum-running vessel LINWOOD set afire by her crew to destroy evidence during pursuit by a Coast Guard vessel.
- Date
- 1923-05-04
- Kind
- photograph
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- NAID
- 205590835
- Rights
- The National Archives catalog lists this item's Use Restriction status as "Unrestricted." Federal records are public domain under 17 U.S.C. § 105.
The National Archives catalog titles this photograph “LINWOOD set afire” and describes the rum-running vessel LINWOOD set afire by her crew to destroy evidence during pursuit by a Coast Guard vessel. The catalog gives no location, pursuing vessel or person. Local identifier 26-G-05-04-23.
The item is in Record Group 26 (U.S. Coast Guard), series Photographs of Activities, Facilities, and Personalities, file unit “Prohibition Era 1924; Radio; Regattas & Parades; Refugees”. The cause of the fire is the catalog’s description.
