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Item
Title
D14468-7
Date(s)
- 1943-05-07 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
On May 7, 1943, five fire barges from the Coast Guard took part in a drill off the Old Town Dock. The drill was intended to show their ability to stamp out waterfront fires. The three larger barges are pictured. They could pump 4,000 gallons a minute. (T. Times 5/8/1943, pg. 3)
Fireboats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commencement Bay (Wash.);