Invitation to USS Nebraska launching on October 7, 1904
In 1904, the Moran Brothers shipyard in Seattle launched the battleship USS Nebraska (BB-14). This vessel was the first steel ship to be built on Puget Sound and the first naval battleship to be built in the Pacific Northwest. At the launching, bands played, people cheered, dignitaries made speeches...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/11691 2023-05-15T16:34:50+02:00 Invitation to USS Nebraska launching on October 7, 1904 Moran Bros. Company United States--Washington (State)--Seattle 1904 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/11691 unknown Museum of History & Industry Collection 1969.5072.100 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/11691 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.) Nebraska (Battleship) ephemera; image; text Stillimage 1904 ftuwashingtonlib 2018-10-13T22:37:23Z In 1904, the Moran Brothers shipyard in Seattle launched the battleship USS Nebraska (BB-14). This vessel was the first steel ship to be built on Puget Sound and the first naval battleship to be built in the Pacific Northwest. At the launching, bands played, people cheered, dignitaries made speeches, and Mary Nain Mickey, the daughter of the Governor of Nebraska, christened the vessel with a bottle of champagne. The envelope for this invitation to the launch event is addressed to "Mr. L. B. Youngs, Supt. Water Dept." Luther B. Youngs was born in 1858 in Nebraska but had moved to Seattle by 1887. He was the superintendent of the city water department from 1895 until his death in 1923. Caption information source: "Moran shipyard in Seattle launches battleship Nebraska on October 7, 1904," by Alan J. Stein, HistoryLink.org Essay 5401. Caption information source: "L. B. Young Dies While on Outing at Hope Island," The Seattle Daily Times, June 11, 1923, p.1. 1 invitation; 8 x 6 in. Still Image Hope island University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Battleship ENVELOPE(-160.917,-160.917,-76.917,-76.917) Champagne ENVELOPE(-136.483,-136.483,60.788,60.788) Hope Island ENVELOPE(-56.849,-56.849,-63.033,-63.033) Nain ENVELOPE(-61.695,-61.695,56.542,56.542) Pacific |
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In 1904, the Moran Brothers shipyard in Seattle launched the battleship USS Nebraska (BB-14). This vessel was the first steel ship to be built on Puget Sound and the first naval battleship to be built in the Pacific Northwest. At the launching, bands played, people cheered, dignitaries made speeches, and Mary Nain Mickey, the daughter of the Governor of Nebraska, christened the vessel with a bottle of champagne. The envelope for this invitation to the launch event is addressed to "Mr. L. B. Youngs, Supt. Water Dept." Luther B. Youngs was born in 1858 in Nebraska but had moved to Seattle by 1887. He was the superintendent of the city water department from 1895 until his death in 1923. Caption information source: "Moran shipyard in Seattle launches battleship Nebraska on October 7, 1904," by Alan J. Stein, HistoryLink.org Essay 5401. Caption information source: "L. B. Young Dies While on Outing at Hope Island," The Seattle Daily Times, June 11, 1923, p.1. 1 invitation; 8 x 6 in. |
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Invitation to USS Nebraska launching on October 7, 1904 |
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Invitation to USS Nebraska launching on October 7, 1904 |
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Invitation to USS Nebraska launching on October 7, 1904 |
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Invitation to USS Nebraska launching on October 7, 1904 |
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Invitation to USS Nebraska launching on October 7, 1904 |
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invitation to uss nebraska launching on october 7, 1904 |
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ENVELOPE(-160.917,-160.917,-76.917,-76.917) ENVELOPE(-136.483,-136.483,60.788,60.788) ENVELOPE(-56.849,-56.849,-63.033,-63.033) ENVELOPE(-61.695,-61.695,56.542,56.542) |
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Battleship Champagne Hope Island Nain Pacific |
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Battleship Champagne Hope Island Nain Pacific |
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Museum of History & Industry Collection 1969.5072.100 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/11691 |
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