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SF Bay Apr 18, 1923

Sailing ship MINDORO was set fire off Yerba Buena Island (then Goat Island) as part of 17th commemoration of 1906 fire. Fireboats Dennis T. Sullivan and David Scannell demonstrated their fire fighting abilities. [Fireboats in action] [dpwbook32 dpw8643]
DPW Horace Chaffee (SF Department of Public Works / Courtesy of a Private Collector)

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