Steamer Acapulco

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Stock #:742656
Type: Postcard
Era: Real Photo
City: San Francisco
State: California (CA)
County: San Francisco
Postmark: 1907 Aug-29
Postmark City: San Francisco
Postmark State: CA
Stamp: 1c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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August 26, 1907- While lying at her dock in San Francisco the steamer Acapulco, through irregular loading of extra coal and cargo, took a sudden list to starboard, filled with water, and sunk. Case investigated and decision rendered on August 31, suspending the license of J.P. Pedersen, chief mate, for 6 months. Damage not ascertained. ~Reports of the Department of Commerce and Labor
From the Darlene Thorne Collection

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