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