Original 1947 AP Wirephoto documenting recovery operations following the explosion and destruction of the tanker Markey in Wilmington, California. The attached caption identifies the recovered victim as Joseph W. Schwartz, age 66, of San Francisco, a messman aboard the vessel. The photograph shows recovery personnel on a pier with the victim in the foreground and the burning ship visible across the channel in the background. Measures approximately 7" x 9¼". Original caption remains attached. Unmounted example with no scrapbook backing. Exhibits light edge wear, corner tape remnants, and age-related handling marks. From a newspaper archive assembled near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Please see photos.
