1939 'TACOMA" TAKING OFF GRAF SPEE'S CREW.

COSMOS PRESS PHOTO;

Photo is 14cm x 8cm.

The description on the back is;

"TACOMA ORDERED TO LEAVE MONTEVIDEO. The 8,268 ton German supply ship "TACOMA" Admiral Graf Spee's tanker. picture just received by airmail shows S.S. TACOMA in Montevideo Harbour after the Graf Spee scuttling. When the picture was taken she was carrying many of the men she had taken off the Pocket Battleship. 30-12-39 Photopress.

It has a "Released for publication 2 January, 1940" boxed rubber stamp cachet on the back.

BACKGROUND TO THIS AND THE OTHER HISTORIC SHIP PHOTOS. .......................................................... This is one of a number of original historic shipping photos we are offering on Trademe which have originally come from the personal collection of ship photos formed by the late John Leslie who was shipping editor for "The Press" in Christchurch up until about 1990. Some of these photos have been used in newspaper articles he has written but many have not. There usually is no copyright on them although often signs of usage. Most have some info written on their backs.

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