Crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw unload more than 1,200 'presents' in Chicago [Image 5 of 7]

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES

12.07.2013

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf 

U.S. Coast Guard District 9

Crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw unload more than 1,200 Christmas trees during festivities commemorating a Chicago maritime tradition dating back to the late 1800s and early 1900s, Dec. 7, 2013. The tall ship Rouse Simmons, the original Christmas Ship, brought trees to Chicago from northern Michigan for more than 30 years before perishing off of Wisconsin during a winter storm in November of 1912, (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf)

• Date Taken: 12.07.2013
• Date Posted: 12.07.2013 16:48
• Photo ID: 1067715
• VIRIN: 131207-G-PL299-041
• Resolution: 3456x2304
• Size: 3.4 MB
• Location: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US