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Tugboat being unloaded from a vessel
Image Not Available for Tugboat being unloaded from a vessel

Tugboat being unloaded from a vessel

Photographer
Date1939-1945
Object number00051859
NameGlass plate negative
MediumGlass plate negative
DimensionsOverall: 80 x 105 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Allan Seabrook
DescriptionTugboat being unloaded by crane from a vessel onto a wharf in Walsh Bay during World War II.HistoryThese three glassplate negatives of a new tug being unloaded from a ship were taken by Alllan 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.