Invitation to USS Rowan launching on April 8, 1898

In 1898, the Moran Bros. Company shipyard in Seattle launched the USS Rowan (also TB-8), a Navy torpedo boat which was the first war vessel built in the State of Washington. An estimated 10,000 people came to watch the ceremony on Elliott Bay during which the boat was christened by Adria Maude (Semp...

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Main Author: Moran Bros. Company
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1898
Subjects:
Boat & ship industry > Washington (State) > Seattle Launchings > Washington (State) > Seattle Moran Brothers Company (Seattle
Wash.) Rowan (Destroyer : DD 405)
Elliott
Hope Island
Maude
Elliott Bay
Hope island
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/11679
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spelling ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/11679 2023-05-15T16:34:50+02:00 Invitation to USS Rowan launching on April 8, 1898 Moran Bros. Company United States--Washington (State)--Seattle 1898 Scanned from original item using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 1000 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CC, JPEG quality measurement 5. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/11679 unknown Museum of History & Industry Collection 1969.5072.102 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/11679 http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en MOHAI, [image number] Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Boat & ship industry--Washington (State)--Seattle Launchings--Washington (State)--Seattle Moran Brothers Company (Seattle Wash.) Rowan (Destroyer : DD 405) ephemera; image; text Stillimage 1898 ftuwashingtonlib 2018-10-13T22:37:23Z In 1898, the Moran Bros. Company shipyard in Seattle launched the USS Rowan (also TB-8), a Navy torpedo boat which was the first war vessel built in the State of Washington. An estimated 10,000 people came to watch the ceremony on Elliott Bay during which the boat was christened by Adria Maude (Semple) Moale Langdon (1872-1947) the wife of Navy Lieutenant Edward Moale, Jr." 1866-1903)" Caption information source: "The Rowan is Launched," The Seattle Daily Times, April 10, 1898, p. 8. Caption information source: "L. B. Young Dies While on Outing at Hope Island," The Seattle Daily Times, June 11, 1923, p.1. 1 invitation; 5 x 8 in. folded to 5 x 4 in. Still Image Hope island University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Elliott ENVELOPE(102.867,102.867,-65.867,-65.867) Hope Island ENVELOPE(-56.849,-56.849,-63.033,-63.033) Maude ENVELOPE(168.417,168.417,-83.150,-83.150) Elliott Bay ENVELOPE(-103.101,-103.101,56.850,56.850)
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collection University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections
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topic Boat & ship industry--Washington (State)--Seattle Launchings--Washington (State)--Seattle Moran Brothers Company (Seattle
Wash.) Rowan (Destroyer : DD 405)
spellingShingle Boat & ship industry--Washington (State)--Seattle Launchings--Washington (State)--Seattle Moran Brothers Company (Seattle
Wash.) Rowan (Destroyer : DD 405)
Moran Bros. Company
Invitation to USS Rowan launching on April 8, 1898
topic_facet Boat & ship industry--Washington (State)--Seattle Launchings--Washington (State)--Seattle Moran Brothers Company (Seattle
Wash.) Rowan (Destroyer : DD 405)
description In 1898, the Moran Bros. Company shipyard in Seattle launched the USS Rowan (also TB-8), a Navy torpedo boat which was the first war vessel built in the State of Washington. An estimated 10,000 people came to watch the ceremony on Elliott Bay during which the boat was christened by Adria Maude (Semple) Moale Langdon (1872-1947) the wife of Navy Lieutenant Edward Moale, Jr." 1866-1903)" Caption information source: "The Rowan is Launched," The Seattle Daily Times, April 10, 1898, p. 8. Caption information source: "L. B. Young Dies While on Outing at Hope Island," The Seattle Daily Times, June 11, 1923, p.1. 1 invitation; 5 x 8 in. folded to 5 x 4 in.
format Still Image
author Moran Bros. Company
author_facet Moran Bros. Company
author_sort Moran Bros. Company
title Invitation to USS Rowan launching on April 8, 1898
title_short Invitation to USS Rowan launching on April 8, 1898
title_full Invitation to USS Rowan launching on April 8, 1898
title_fullStr Invitation to USS Rowan launching on April 8, 1898
title_full_unstemmed Invitation to USS Rowan launching on April 8, 1898
title_sort invitation to uss rowan launching on april 8, 1898
publishDate 1898
url http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/11679
op_coverage United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
long_lat ENVELOPE(102.867,102.867,-65.867,-65.867)
ENVELOPE(-56.849,-56.849,-63.033,-63.033)
ENVELOPE(168.417,168.417,-83.150,-83.150)
ENVELOPE(-103.101,-103.101,56.850,56.850)
geographic Elliott
Hope Island
Maude
Elliott Bay
geographic_facet Elliott
Hope Island
Maude
Elliott Bay
genre Hope island
genre_facet Hope island
op_source Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
op_relation Museum of History & Industry Collection
1969.5072.102
http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/11679
op_rights http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en
MOHAI, [image number]
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