1936 Press Photo New York Seamen Picket Disabled Liner California NYC

PICKETS PARADE BEFORE THE PANAMA PACIFIC LINES PIER ON THE NORTH RIVER, AS THEY PROTEST THE USE OF UNSKILLED LABOR ON THE LINERS. THE PANAMA PACIFIC'S LINER CALIFORNIA, IS TIED UP AT THIS PIER AFTER RETURNING FROM SEA AND CANCELLING ITS SCHEDULED TRIP TO THE WEST COAST BECAUSE OF MOTOR TROUBLE. LINE OFFICIALS WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPRESSED FEAR THE SHIP HAD BEEN MADE THE TARGET OF COMMUNIST AGITATORS, DECLARED A PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE DISABLED PORT TURBINE OF THE VESSEL, FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY EVIDENCE OF MALICIOUS DAMAGE. THE CANCELLATION IS ESTIMATED TO COST THE COMPANY ABOUT $90,000 INCLUDING LOSS OF PASSENGER AND FREIGHT REVENUE.

Photo is dated 1936.

Photo measures 9.75 x 8 inches.