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Whaling ship Fresno on fire in Meydenbauer Bay, Bellevue, April 4, 1923
Whaling ship Fresno on fire in Meydenbauer Bay, Bellevue, April 4, 1923
TitleWhaling ship Fresno on fire in Meydenbauer Bay, Bellevue, April 4, 1923
PhotographerUnknown
Date1923
NotesThe whaling schooner Fresno caught fire early in the morning on April 4, 1923. After the ferry Leschi failed in its attempt to pull the burning boat away from the dock, a tugboat eventually succeeded in towing it out. Three other whaling boats were pulled safely away from the burning ship. The fire was allowed to burn itself out, as no equipment was available to extinguish the flames.

Handwritten on verso: Burning whaling ship, ca. Early 1920's.

Handwritten on sleeve: Burning Whaling Ship - CA Early 1920's. Meydenbauer Bay.

Caption information taken from "Lucile McDonald's Eastside Notebook."
SubjectsShip accidents--Washington (State)--Bellevue
Ships--Washington (State)--Bellevue
Fires--Washington (State)--Bellevue
Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Bellevue
Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Bellevue
Lakes & ponds--Washington (State)--Bellevue
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Bellevue
Washington, Lake (Wash.)
Digital CollectionEastside Heritage Center Photograph Collection
Image Number1987.101.01
Ordering InformationTo order a copy of this image or inquire about permissions, contact the Curator of Collections at (425) 450-1049 or P.O. Box 40535, Bellevue, WA 98015.
RepositoryEastside Heritage Center
Repository CollectionBellevue Collection
Physical Description1 photographic print: b&w
TypeImage
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3.
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