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• gregory
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Capt. Gralf of Bavaria (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• In Memoriam: budderflyman said:

  His coat is an example of the oiled seal skin they used to wear.

• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  Captain Graalfs (NYTimes spelling) of the "Bavaria" gave his firsthand account of the 1914 destruction of the "Oklahoma," an oiltanker owned by Gulf Refining Company of New York City. Thirty-two men were lost in the wreck of the Oklahoma.

• swanq said:

  NYT article of Jan 6, 1914 is at query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9504E7DD1730E733A...

Bavaria's Rescue Party--Q.M. Graff, 3d officer Knoeckel, Q.M. Frey; Sailors wachl, Metnert, Hastedt (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  Men from the "Bavaria" went to rescue survivors of the wreck of the oilship Oklahoma in January 1914.

N.Y. skyline (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• In Memoriam: budderflyman said:

  This is one of those images that I would break the rules and use Photoshop on. The way it is, it doesn't do much for the NYC skyline.

• Kilted Cowboy said:

  the ship is the "Gregory"