On March 24, 1933, the passenger liner S.S. President Madison, built in 1920 and owned by the American Mail Line, capsized during repair work at the Todd Dry Docks in Seattle. More than 100 crew members fled the vessel as it listed against the dock, but one man drowned inside the ship. The vessel was righted and repaired, but suffered further mishaps before ending its career in Japan in 1939.

This image was taken the day of the capsizing, and shows the American flag still flying on the bow of the ship despite the ship's precarious angle in the water.

Handwritten beneath image: Capsized alongside Todd Dry Docks, Seattle, Wash., March 24, 1933.
Handwritten on verso: S.S. "President Madison" (American Mail Line). Capsized alongside Todd Dry Docks, Inc., Seattle, Wash. - March 24, 1933. Vessel resting on the bottom prevented her from going further over.

Caption information written by: "While undergoing repairs in Seattle, the passenger liner President Madison capsizes on March 24, 1933," by Alan Stein, HistoryLink.org Essay 10146
Caption information source: The Sunday Seattle Times, April 2, 1933, p.41.