orchid
c.1940s
Bright, rayon "Hawaiian print" evening dress with train. Cape sleeves and scooped neckline are trimmed with a shirred ruffle of self-smae material. Fastens under the left arm with a... |
8-Jul-43
This black and white photograph of the launcing of the S.S. John E. Wilkie, at Kaiser's Richmond Shipyard Number Two, appears to have been made just after the christening, as the ship is slipping... |
8-Jul-43
This black and white photograph shows Mrs. Mary Lew Chinn, red, white and blue ribbon covered champagne bottle in hand, taking aim at the S.S. John E. Wilkie, just before she launches the ship.... |
8-Jul-43
Photograph made of the speakers platform on the day Mrs. Mary Lew Chinn christened the S.S. John E. Wilkie. In the foreground, with her back to the camera is Doreen Jone, Flower girl, wearing a... |
8-Jul-43
This image was taken after the S.S. John E. Wilkie was launched. It shows Vivian Lew, Mrs. Mary Lew Chinn (Sponsor of the ship) and D. G. Hom standing on the speaker's platform, looking out... |
8-Jul-43
This photograph from the series about the launching of the S.S. John E. Wilkie, shows Flower Girl, Doreen Jone, with a bow in her hair and a flower lei around her neck. With her is Maid of Honor... |
8-Jul-43
This photograph shows the speakers' platform (curved "Deco" styling in red, white and blue) set up infront of the S.S. John E. Wilkie before it was christened by sponsor, Mrs. Mary Lew Chinn.... |
8-Jul-43
This black and white photograph show Mrs. Mary Lew Chinn, sponsor of the ship, S.S. John E. Wilkie before she christened it. She is wearing an embroidered black silk satin jacket, with an orchid... |
1994
Le Jardin Des Plantes, Paris, France |