Original 1947 AP Wire Photo measuring 9 x 6¾ inches. Mounted on black archival paper with the original AP caption partially overlapping the lower edge of the photograph as prepared for newspaper archive storage. This striking image shows the remains of the famed French ocean liner SS Normandie at Port Newark, New Jersey, as wrecking crews completed the scrapping of the once-proud Atlantic liner after it burned and capsized in New York during World War II. From the archive of a Pittsburgh-area newspaper, this photograph exhibits expected editorial handling and age-related wear. Please see photos.
