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- 1943-04-27
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Photograph of the Coast Guard and the Tacoma Waterfront Defense Committee cleanup of the waterfront in April of 1943, to prevent fires. Abandoned shacks and houses were demolished and burned. A fireman and a Coast Guardsman are pictured bringing up the hose connection in case of emergency. The ground is strewn with building materials and debris. These would be sorted through for materials that could be salvaged for the war effort. (T.Times 4/28/1943 p.1-picture)
Military organizations--Tacoma; Waterfronts--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma; Railroad cars--Tacoma--1940-1950;