File:Pier 8 Destroyed by Fire - DPLA - 219900519491b2d341d8ca18e1cd9e2f.jpg

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Pier 8 Destroyed by Fire (

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Creator

War Department. Army Service Forces. Office of the Chief of Transportation. 3/12/1943-6/11/1946

Title

Pier 8 Destroyed by Fire

Description

Original caption: "View of Pier 8, HRPE, which, on 17 December 1944, was totally demolished by fire caused by spilling of gasoline from tractor ignited by spark. Official photograph U.S. Army Signal Corps, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, Newport News, Virginia."

Date

17 December 1944

Collection

National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures
Parent institution	National Archives at College Park
Location	College Park , United States of America
Coordinates	39° 00′ 02.16″ N, 76° 57′ 34.7″ W
Website	www.archives.gov/college-park/photographs
Authority file	: Q59661040 NAID: 31

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by National Archives and Records Administration as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Digital Public Library of America.

Record in source catalog
DPLA identifier: 219900519491b2d341d8ca18e1cd9e2f
National Archives Identifier: 138926785

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