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Fire fighters working to save a terminal in the L.A. Harbor which was threatened by flames when the Markay oil tanker exploded, Los Angeles, 1947

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Fire fighters working to save a terminal in the L.A. Harbor which was threatened by flames 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.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Fire fighters working to save a terminal in the L.A. Harbor which was threatened by flames when the Markay oil tanker exploded, Los Angeles, 1947

Smoke rises over the damage done to a marine terminal after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

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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.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Smoke rises over the damage done to a marine terminal after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

View from below of the damage done to a marine terminal after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

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View from below of damage 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.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
View from below of the damage done to a marine terminal after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Damage done to a marine terminal after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Damage done to a marine terminal in L.A. Harbor 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.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Damage done to a marine terminal after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947