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1929. Newspaper clipping of a Richmond Beach boat burning for salvage

The ships were burned on June 13, 1929 and the article was published June 23. Richmond Beach boat burning by Nieder (or Neider) & Marcus, ship brokers, to salvage metal and materials. Huge crowds lined the uplands for hours watching the vessels burn to the water's edge. Newspaper photo of Villard and Seattle-Tacoma Flyer. Photo taken by Webster & Stevens, article donated by Charles Kolesar.

1929. Newspaper clipping of a Richmond Beach boat burning for salvage

SHM-1619

Catalog number: SHM-1619
Dimensions: 769 x 640
File size: 324,596

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Dates:
1900-1999-1920s
Locations:
Cities-Shoreline
Named Places-Neighborhoods-Richmond Beach
Named Places-Puget Sound
Agents:
Occupations and businesses-Extractive
Entities:
Infrastructure-Docks and Pilings
Landforms-Oceans and sounds
Technologies-Vehicles-Watercraft-Powered ships
Technologies-Vehicles-Watercraft-Sailing ships
Attributes:
Photos of-Newspapers
Print properties-Black and White

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