Oil tank, Little Chebeague Island, 1947
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Oil fires burning in this oil tank,which was located next to the firefighter training structure on Little Chebeague Island were put out by sailors learning shipboard firefighting.
The U.S. Navy used the island during World War II for recreation facilities and to teach firefighting to sailors.
The tank was labeled "Building 22." A 1947 appraisal of the Navy's property on the island done for the War Assets Administration listed the tank as four feet high and made of welded steel.
Other Information
- Title: Oil tank, Little Chebeague Island, 1947
- Creator: Swan, Clifford
- Creation Date: 1947-10-11
- Subject Date: 1947-10-11
- Local Name: Little Chebeague Island
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 7.6 x 13.3
- Local Code: ARC #607653, Box 30, 23/06/09-6
- Collection: Record Group 270: Records of the War Assets Administration; Real Property Disposal Case Files
- Object Type: Image
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LC Subject Headings
Fire extinction--Maine
Schools--Maine--Litte Chebeague Island
Casco Bay (Me.)
Little Chebeague Island (Me.)
Islands--Maine
Buildings--Maine--Little Chebeague Island
Military training--Maine--Little Chebeague Island
Military bases, American
United States. Navy.
Fire prevention--Study and teaching--Maine
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