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Title
Smoke rises over the damage done to a marine terminal after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947
Date Created and/or Issued
June 22, 1947
1947-06-22
Publication Information
Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information
US
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Smoke rises over the damage done to a L.A. Harbor terminal after the Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., exploded in the wee hours of the morning. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz00280sbp
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Harbors--California--Los Angeles
Explosions--California--Los Angeles
Disaster
Marine terminals--California--Los Angeles
Smoke--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.)
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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