Original Associated Press wire photo dated January 12, 1947, showing the U.S. Army Transport Joseph V. Connolly. The caption reports that the vessel was adrift and out of control in the mid-Atlantic with an engine-room fire after a radio call for immediate assistance was intercepted in New York. The original AP caption is printed directly on the photograph. Measures approximately 7⅛ × 4¾ inches. Period handwritten editorial markings are present on the back. Tape is present at the corners with light handling wear consistent with newsroom/archive use. This photograph came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper. Please review pictures carefully for condition and details.
