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USS Squalus disaster and rescue...



Item # 662312

May 25, 1939

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, May 25, 1939

* USS Squalus (Sailfish) submarine disaster
* Diving bell rescue (1st report)


The front page has a nice seven column headline: "33 RESCUED FROM SUB" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the famous diving bell rescue of the USS Squalus (Sailfish).
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 26 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small address label on the front page, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

Category: The 20th Century