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C87936-A
Date(s)
- 1955-01-18 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Aerial view of the Port of Tacoma, for Cheney Lumber Co. The Port Piers and the Naval Station, with mothballed fleet, can be seen. There were 25 mothballed escort carriers under the care of the Tacoma Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet. The ships were serviced and kept in readiness for war. The Hylebos Waterway can be clearly see all the way to the turning basin. The roads appear as clear white lines. TPL-2261
Aerial photographs; Bays--Washington (State); Commencement Bay (Wash.); Port of Tacoma (Tacoma)--1950-1960;