Original Associated Press wire photo showing the destruction of the American President Lines passenger and freight terminal in Wilmington, California, on June 22, 1947. The image captures smoke rising from the fire-ravaged terminal after an explosion wrecked a tanker across the Los Angeles Harbor channel. The original AP caption is printed directly on the photograph. Measures approximately 9 × 6¾ inches. This photograph came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper. Please see photos.
