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title: Victims of the Empress of Ireland Sinking
author: Bain collection, Library of Congress
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14500/victims-of-the-empress-of-ireland-sinking/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Victims of the Empress of Ireland Sinking
_Authored by Bain collection, Library of Congress_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14500.png)
## Image Caption
A photograph showing the coffins of children being removed from the *Lady Grey* at Quebec, victims of the sinking of RMS *Empress of [Ireland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ireland/)* in May 1914. (Bain Collection, Library of Congress)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Congress, B. c. L. o. (2021, August 23). Victims of the Empress of Ireland Sinking. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Congress, Bain collection, Library of. "Victims of the Empress of Ireland Sinking." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 23, 2021. .
### MLA
Congress, Bain collection, Library of. "Victims of the Empress of Ireland Sinking." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Aug 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sailors_taking_children_in_coffins_from_LADY_GREY_at_Quebec1.jpg) by [**Bain collection, Library of Congress**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sailors_taking_children_in_coffins_from_LADY_GREY_at_Quebec1.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 23 August 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.