1941 Brooklyn waterfront explosions & fire disaster...
NEW YORK POST, Aug. 18, 1941
- Brooklyn, New York City sabotage ?
- Waterfront explosions & fire
- Pier 27 conflagration disaster
The front page has a very nice banner headline for display: "SHIPPING AND PIERS AFIRE; 25 EXPLOSIONS IN HARBOR" and large photo. (see images) Another related photo inside. The attack on Pearl Harbor was just a few months away.
Complete with all 18 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
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