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PIC-FROM-THE-PAST

July 2006

This photo was sent to the Seafarers LOG by Pensioner William L. Nihem of Jacksonville, Fla. It was taken in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1947 on Sugarloaf Mountain. In a note accompanying the photo, Brother Nihem states that the crew members were on the SIU-contracted Liberty ship James R. Randall, making a five-month trip to four continents. Nihem is on the left; Blackie Smith is in the center. He can’t remember the name of the other shipmate. Brother Nihem joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York. Born in Michigan, he retired in 1982 as a chief steward. ###