Name/Title
US Maritime Marine Service Officers School, July 10, 1943Entry/Object ID
1999.422.1Description
Acc. No. 99.422.1
Subject Category: WWII, US Maritime Marine Service Officers Training Center / Merchant Marine School
Date or Period: 1943
Object: Magazine
Description: Magazine with black-and-white cover featuring a drawing of a hand picking up a metal vessel, and a line of stars and stripes on the left, stating 'Neptune' and 'U.S. War Bonds Will Build Them! We'll Sail Them!'
On page 2 is a Historical Society label identifying the donor as Judge Daniel H. Knox. Front cover has an old identification sticker with number 175.
Size: L 12 x W 9 inches.
History of Object: Neptune Magazine Vol II, No.3, Dedication number, of the newsletter for the US Maritime Marine Service Officers School (or Training Center, also known as the Merchant Marines), reflecting of the dedication ceremonies of the school of July 10. 1943. Includes a history of the school, which started on Government Island, and a list of the new facilities, both on p3; photos of the premises including construction and a program of the events in the center.
Acquired from: Daniel H. Knox
Catalog Date: 8/29/99
