Photograph of the H.I.M.S. Sapa, a Japanese tanker, coaling at Los Angeles Harbor, October 15, 1928. A large ship can be seen to the right of center next to a dock filled with pallets at left. Several men can be seen standing amongst the pallets, while a net can be seen extending from the ship to the dock. The dock also wraps around the back of the ship and can be seen to the right. A pallet of packages can be seen hanging from ropes off the edge of the ship. A one-story building with a flat roof and rectangular doorways can be seen on the dock at left. A portion of a crane can be seen at far left with a hook at the end of it. What appears to be the shore can be seen in the distance. Japanese characters and "Tokai Maru" can be seen on the l...