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Item
Title
D14468-14
Date(s)
- 1943-05-07 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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A spray of water calls attention to a May 7, 1943 fire fighting drill off the Old Town Dock. Participating are Tacoma's Fireboat #1 and five Coast Guard fire barges assigned to Tacoma. Together the vessels can pump over 23,000 gallons a minute. (T. Times 5/8/1943, pg. 3)
Fireboats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commencement Bay (Wash.);