May 7, 1947 Associated Press wire photograph showing Coast Guardsmen and firefighters pouring water into the burning engine room of the Swedish freighter Frej at San Francisco. The AP caption says the ship caught fire shortly after leaving its pier the previous night; crews brought the blaze under control after it drifted onto a shoal. The separate original caption is mounted beneath the photograph on the same black archival paper. Overall mount measures approximately 7 x 6¾ inches. From the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper. Black corner tape holds the photograph and caption in place. Horizontal scuffs and scratches cross the upper photograph, with an area of emulsion loss near the upper center/right. Mount shows edge wear and creasing. Please inspect photos for condition.
