Invitation to USS Nebraska keel laying ceremony on July 4, 1902
In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the U. S. Navy, the USS Nebraska (BB-14). The shipyard underwent major renovations to accommodate the construction of such a large vessel, including the building of a 600 foot long ship shed. The ship...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/11700 2023-05-15T16:34:50+02:00 Invitation to USS Nebraska keel laying ceremony on July 4, 1902 Moran, Robert United States--Washington (State)--Seattle 1902 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/11700 unknown Museum of History & Industry Collection 1969.5072.101 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/11700 http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en MOHAI, [image number] Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Boat & ship industry--Washington (State)--Seattle Moran Brothers Company (Seattle Wash.) Nebraska (Battleship) ephemera; text Stillimage 1902 ftuwashingtonlib 2018-10-13T22:37:23Z In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the U. S. Navy, the USS Nebraska (BB-14). The shipyard underwent major renovations to accommodate the construction of such a large vessel, including the building of a 600 foot long ship shed. The ship's keel laying ceremony was held on Independence Day and over 7000 people showed up to witness the formal recognition of the start of the ship's construction, including a delegation from the state of Nebraska headed by Governor Ezra Savage. The letter pictured here is on Moran Bros. Company stationary and is signed by Robert Moran (1857-1943). The letter 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 correspondence; 8.5 x 11 in. Still Image Hope island University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Battleship ENVELOPE(-160.917,-160.917,-76.917,-76.917) Hope Island ENVELOPE(-56.849,-56.849,-63.033,-63.033) |
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In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the U. S. Navy, the USS Nebraska (BB-14). The shipyard underwent major renovations to accommodate the construction of such a large vessel, including the building of a 600 foot long ship shed. The ship's keel laying ceremony was held on Independence Day and over 7000 people showed up to witness the formal recognition of the start of the ship's construction, including a delegation from the state of Nebraska headed by Governor Ezra Savage. The letter pictured here is on Moran Bros. Company stationary and is signed by Robert Moran (1857-1943). The letter 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 correspondence; 8.5 x 11 in. |
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Invitation to USS Nebraska keel laying ceremony on July 4, 1902 |
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Invitation to USS Nebraska keel laying ceremony on July 4, 1902 |
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Invitation to USS Nebraska keel laying ceremony on July 4, 1902 |
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Invitation to USS Nebraska keel laying ceremony on July 4, 1902 |
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Invitation to USS Nebraska keel laying ceremony on July 4, 1902 |
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invitation to uss nebraska keel laying ceremony on july 4, 1902 |
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ENVELOPE(-160.917,-160.917,-76.917,-76.917) ENVELOPE(-56.849,-56.849,-63.033,-63.033) |
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Battleship Hope Island |
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Battleship Hope Island |
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Museum of History & Industry Collection 1969.5072.101 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/11700 |
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