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Tugboat suspended from a crane at Walsh Bay
Image Not Available for Tugboat suspended from a crane at Walsh Bay

Tugboat suspended from a crane at Walsh Bay

Photographer
Date1939-1945
Object number00051858
NameGlass plate negative
MediumGlass plate negative.
DimensionsOverall: 80 x 105 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Allan Seabrook
DescriptionA photograph of a tugboat being unloaded by crane from a vessel onto a wharf in Walsh Bay during World War II.HistoryThree glassplate negatives of a new tug being unloaded from a ship were taken by Allan Seabrook during World War II when he was working for the Union Steamship Company in Walsh Bay. Allan recalled that they were being unloaded at Wharf 3.SignificanceThese are rare and unusual views of waterfront work during World War II.