launching

8-Jul-43

Vertical standing box of brown wood, with three vertical clear glass panels, inside of which is suspended the cloth wrapped (red, white and blue) champagne bottle broken by Mary Chinn on the S.S....

8-Jul-43

Two placecards for the launching of the S.S. John E. Wilkie, at Kaiser's Shipyard Number Two, Richmond, California, July 8, 1943. Both cards are silk screened in blue, light blue and coral color...

3-Aug-43

A: Letter: "The Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California. August 3, 1943. Mrs. Mary Lew Chinn, 2016 -East 27th, Oakland, California. Dear Mrs. Chinn:- We are forwarding to you by...

5-Aug-43

A: Letter addressed to Mrs. Mary Lew Chinn of Oakland, from John D. Starling, Director, Public Relations, The Permanente Metals Corporation [Kaiser Shipyard Number Two, Richmond], thanking her for...

16-Nov-42

Written on back of photograph: " Ready for Launching" Time 11:00 pm Nov. 16, 1942. This ship construction broke all records being completed in just two days. Mr. Kaiser was very impressed and...

8-Jul-43

This black and white photograph captures the classic ship launching moment when the bottle of champagne breaks, spuing champagne all over the ship sponsor, in this case, Mrs. Mary Lew Chinn....

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

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 black and white photograph of the S.S. John E. Wilkie on launching day is one of a series of images made the day that Mrs. Mary Chinn (Mary Lew Chinn) was the sponsor of the ship and...

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 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 image shows the S.S. John E. Wilkie after the christening. The ship has been launched and is in the water of San Francisco Bay immediately adjacent to Shipyard Number Two in Richmond....

8-Jul-43

This black and white photograph showings the launching party for the S.S. John E. Wilkie and Shipyard Number Two, Richmond. Left to right: D. G. Hom, uncle of Mrs. Chinn; pastor; Vivian Lew, Maid...

8-Jul-43

Three tickets to the launching of the "S.S. John E. Wilkie [at] Shipyard Number Two (Permanente Metals Corporation, 1941), Admit Bearer and Party to Launching Platform." These are souvenirs from...

1915

Ship launching at Moore Shipyard. One woman standing on a platform with buckets of flowers in front of her, another woman standing on the ground next to the platform. Both women wearing...

c. 1918

Clipping on the back, November 7, 1948-- "A 1918 launching at the Moore shipyards was a blaring event. Here the band was playing at the launching of the s.S. Kamesit. Frank Steinbacher, 880 35th...

20-Dec-19

Clipping on the back, March 4, 1945-- "Mrs. J.A. Moore, sponsor, with Mayor John L. Davie of Oakland at left and Mayor James Rolph Jr. at right. Launching of S.S. Mosella, U.S. shipping board...

28-Aug-15

Clipping on the back, March 4, 1945-- "Twin-screw motorboat Kern, built for Union Oil Co., by Moore and Scott Iron Works, San Francisco. Launched August 28, 1915." Photo shows a boat decorated...

c. 1917

Clipping on the back, March 4, 1945-- "Sponsors at the sextuple launching. Left to right, they are: Miss Nathalie Byington, Mrs. J.A. Moore, Mrs. G.A. Armes, Mrs. R.S. Moore, Mrs. J.W. Hoover,...

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