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the lighting in this pic is great is that a person i can see at the end of the hallway!! spooky

Sparking imagination is always good

Noooo!!!! I want more!!!!

My guess is it is the HILA a former US Navy rescue tug, there were three in the yard, two were bought from the Navy by Meseck towing and Hila who I dont know off hand who operated it. My guess is these boats were steam boats and required more people to operate that diesels, also boilers are constant ly in need of inspections, repairs, cleanings ect. I guess as diesel boats cam available the steamers were layed up. Junk yards like these bought operable tugs for one dollar each. Owners wanted to get rid of them and there was not much of a market for these old steam boats.

Ever see the little building with the tower just south of the Brooklyn bridge on the Brooklyn side? That was a Marine firehouse and was home to the Hewitt. Hewitt as built had two smoke stacks one in front of the other, in the 1930 she got new boilers and the two stacks were replaced by one large one. In the wheelhouse were two steering wheels, a small one that operated a steam steering engine and a big old one behind the small one that had a drum attached and the rudder was manually moved by the big wheel. Fireboats and boats in general have back up systems on almost everything. Even back in 1903. Just think when Hewitt was new the streets of New York were still filled with horses and carriages. She saw a lot of history around her!

There lie the remains of the USS PC 1264 quite a famous little WWII sub chaser. If you have the time look up its history.

Ahhhh !!! A room full of engines - truly my favourite "fan"tasy.

Thank you, Lynne! How perfect!

this picture is so very disturbing, but so artistic!!
you really have some talent, keep it up man!

Children's Book - "Shadow Castle" - Marian Cockrell - original copyright 1945. Check out this excerpt:
http://myhome.sunyocc....zl/saizchildren.html

I worked in the morgue from 1979 to 1989. My co-worker/friend Freddie and I did many autopsies. I'd like you to know that we, as well as the pathologist treated evey patient with the utmost
respect during the autopsies.

DEFINITELY Sonar. I have a history textbook from my college in my lap that has a photo of a sonar rig almost identical to that one in the book.

What were those wardrobes used for..?

Whats with the white bloches on the right?

Ok...the curtain looks so...solid...like it's not really a curtain but cement made to look like a curtain...like some modern art thing...wow...I really love the depth of this one with all the shadows and the play of the light...