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Description: Naval Magazine, Port Chicago, California, damage resulting from the Port Chicago ammunition explosion disaster of July 17, 1944. From the source: "This view looks south from the Ship Pier, showing the wreckage of Building A-7 (Joiner Shop) at the right. There is a piece of twisted steel plating just to left of the long pole in left center."
Title: Portchicago
Credit: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h96000/h96821.jpg U.S. Naval Historical Center
Author: Mare Island Navy Yard
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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