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Recovered shells (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Art Siegel said:
    Aftermath of the Black Tom munitions explosion of July 30, 1916. See notes under Raising Shells, Black Tom (LOC)
  • Seuss. said:
    The derrick bears signage for "Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co." who were one of the most respected salvage operators of the day. Wikipedia states . . . is not clear from the sources consulted so far what sorts of activities MC&S were involved in during the 1910s. Well, I can guess at least one activity.

Pier, Jersey City after munitions explosion (LOC)

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  • Art Siegel said:
    This is apparently a view of some of the damage from the Black Tom munitions explosion of July 30, 1916, eventually held to be an act of German sabotage.
    A very similar photo is used with the following caption in a blog entry on Black Tom:
    "This view shows the wreckage of buildings on the pier at Black Tom Island, part of Jersey City, N.J., following the explosion of a munition plant set off by German saboteurs, July 1916. The pier is opposite the Statue of Liberty in the New York Harbor. (AP Photo)"
    cryptome.org/eyeball/black-tom/black-eyeball.htm

    See also Recovered shells (LOC)Diving at Black Tom (LOC)Raising Shells, Black Tom (LOC)Sorting shells at Black Tom (LOC)
  • Richard Norton said:
    The Black Tom explosion on July 30, 1916, in Jersey City, New Jersey, was an act of sabotage by German agents to destroy American-made munitions that were to be supplied to the Allies in World War I. (Source: Wikipedia)
  • Ryan (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks to both of you for this information. We'll make sure that some of it gets into each record the next time we update.
  • perfgeek said:
    Seems those are Hudson River barges in the foreground. From some searching around, part of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_Valley_Railroad . These folks www.waterfrontmuseum.org/home seem to have one as the home for their museum.

Diving at Black Tom (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Art Siegel said:
    Aftermath of the Black Tom munitions explosion of July 30, 1916. See notes under Raising Shells, Black Tom (LOC)
    A very similar shot, titled "Diving for Shells", ran in the The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.), August 27, 1916. oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1916-08-27/ed-1/se...
  • Karen (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks for providing context for this image. We'll add information to the catalog record when we update.
  • Seuss. said:
    Though the Navy introduced its classic Mark V diving helmet in 1916 and the early evaluation work had been done in nearby Long Island Sound in preceding years, this diver appears to be wearing an earlier commercial model AJ Morse 3 light helmet