todaysdocument: On 7/30/1916, German agents sabotaged a shipment of munitions held at Black Tom near
todaysdocument: On 7/30/1916, German agents sabotaged a shipment of munitions held at Black Tom near Jersey City [detail]. 1,000 tons of munitions bound for Russia, including 50 tons of TNT, were destroyed in explosions that could be felt as far away as Philadelphia. File Unit: Enemy Activities - Destruction by Enemy in U.S., 1917 - 1918Series: American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 - 1918Record Group 165: Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 - 1952Image description: Photograph of shipping barges moored at piers, showing various degrees of destruction. The barges closest to the camera are somewhat damaged; further into the distance the barges are more and more destroyed. -- source link