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| Date: | 07 1959 |
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| Description: | Dickey Chapelle, photographer, on the same Milwaukee beach where she learned to swim as a young girl. She was covering "Operation Inland Seas" celebrating ... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Overhead view of ships tied up for the winter in slips. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Susanne Hafner Goldfarb (right), Max Hafner (left), and Martha Hafner (center) on S.S. Jerusalem en route to the United States. |
| Date: | 08 15 1950 |
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| Description: | Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, left, and Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Rennebohm, Wisconsin's first lady, stand next to a ten-foot model of the Battleship USS "Wiscon... |
| Date: | 09 1951 |
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| Description: | A sampan boat in Hong Kong harbor. Perhaps what caught the photographer's eye was the laundry on the boat hanging out to dry. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | U.S.S. Wisconsin docked on the Hudson River at Norfolk, during decommissioning ceremonies. |
| Date: | 11 1957 |
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| Description: | Uniformed sailors gathered on the deck of the U.S.S. Wisconsin during decommissioning ceremonies. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Aerial view showing shipyards, rivers and roads. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Front and back of one-page menu from the Scandia Restaurant, with a whimsical cartoon map rendering by Hakon Mielche of the Scandinavian countries and the ... |
| Date: | 03 24 1950 |
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| Description: | Front cover of a farewell dinner menu from the Italian Line ship Saturnia, with two Commedia dell' Arte characters: Tartaglia, a rotund figure who w... |
| Date: | 03 24 1950 |
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| Description: | Interior of the farewell dinner menu for the Italian Line ship Mv. Saturnia, with menu in Italian and English. |
| Date: | 03 24 1950 |
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| Description: | Front cover of a farewell dinner menu from the Italian Line ship Saturnia, with two Commedia dell' Arte characters: Pantalone, a black masked figure... |
| Date: | 03 24 1950 |
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| Description: | Front cover of a farewell dinner menu from the Italian Line ship Saturnia, with three Commedia dell' Arte characters: Corallina, who wears a black m... |
| Date: | 05 06 1950 |
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| Description: | Front cover and menu page from the luncheon menu for the Cunard White Star ship R.M.S. Queen Mary, with figurines of a white lamb and a shepherd and... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Color illustration of a shipyard scene with International trucks being loaded onto a ship at Station Pier in Melbourne, Victoria. Men are loading trucks an... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Color illustrated map of Australia shows various resources available in the different regions of Australia. Original caption: "Australia is the the mi... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | View across street towards several naval ships in the harbor at the United States Naval Academy. A sign near a lamppost reads: "Santee Basin." |
| Date: | 01 08 1958 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over icy water towards ships in the shipyard on the left, and the cement company in the background. Cranes and industrial buildings are in th... |
| Date: | 01 07 1958 |
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| Description: | View across water to ship moored at a dock. Smoke is coming out of the smokestack. Industrial buildings are across the water on the right. |
| Date: | 06 19 1958 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view over water towards East slip in Cornucopia Harbor. There is a small cluster of buildings along the left and right sides with boats m... |
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