Images of history
Rare video footage of the Lee and rescue
Photo gallery
Collections of dramatic on-scene photos taken by Boston Herald-Traveler photographer Leslie Jones. VIEW THEM HERE or as a full-screen gallery.
The grounded SS Robert E. Lee seen in background and Coast Guardsmen row out on rescue mission. Photo by Boston Herald-Traveler Photographer Leslie Jones. Full photo set viewable here.
Three of these crewmen perished
(Click to enlarge).
Braving the seas
Surfboat Heading Out From The Point (Boston Herald). Click to enlarge.
Above photo ran in the Boston Herald on March 11, 1928
Hundreds of sightseers crowded the Point
Onlookers at the Coast Guard station. (Boston Herald). Click to enlarge.
Above photo ran in the Boston Herald on March 11, 1928
Scene on the beach with fateful surfboat
Above, image by “P. & A. Photo” taken at Manomet Point on March 10, 1928. It shows the CoastGuard life boat that overturned and the Robert E. Lee in the distance. It appeared on March 11 in the New York Times. (Click photo to enlarge).
Postcard view of Life Saving Station and bluff
Image courtesy of Randy Parker.
