Man standing in front of the wreckage of Berth 153, a terminal in L.A. Harbor that was destroyed when the Markay oil tanker exploded, Los Angeles, 1947

Title: Man standing in front of the wreckage of Berth 153, a terminal in L.A. Harbor that was destroyed when the Markay oil tanker exploded, Los Angeles, 1947
Date Created: June 22, 1947
Date: 1947-06-22
Publisher: Los Angeles Daily News
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description: Man stands in front of the wreckage of Berth 153, a terminal in L.A. Harbor that was destroyed when 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.

Genre: news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Names: Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.)
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Environment
Harbors--California--Los Angeles
Explosions--California--Los Angeles
Disaster
Marine terminals--California--Los Angeles
Fires--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
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