Return of Lifeboat (1897)
• October 1st, 1897 • 0h 1min
Documentary
Overview
Along the seashore near San Francisco, a boat belonging to the Pacific Coast Life Saving Service can just be seen as it returns to shore. Several men are at the oars. As the boat approaches land, it must make its way through rough waves and surging water.
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