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City of Salisbury demolition boat

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The Boston salvage crew that blew up the hull of the SS City of Salisbury after it sank in the fall of 1938. The hull was a navigation hazard. See the “Dynamite” and “Explosives” signs on the cabin at left. At right, the diver is seated in his white dive suit, with his companion, standing, holding the bronze diving helmet.

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