Salvaging operations being conducted on the Sixola at Pier No. 9 in Hoboken, New Jersey. The ship caught fire on February 23, 1919, while docked, and was carrying a cargo of beef valued at one million dollars destined for France. The image captures the bulkheads, cofferdam, and pumps in operation. Image number: 59582. Photographer: CPL. L. Thomas, Taken on May 30, 194. Received on July 5, 1919. Description: Symbol A.

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