Shipbuilding in Stonington, 1918-1919

Photograph

Groton Public Library

Ship Construction & Trading Co., Stonington, c. 1919

Entry/Object ID

2026.037.033

Description

Photo negatives (8) in envelope labeled "WWI Stonington," showing vessels under construction and repair at the Ship Construction and Trading Co. in Stonington c. 1919. The collection includes three images of the 3-masted schooner WILLIAM H. DRAPER (formerly the CHARLOTTE W. MILLER) at the dock and sailing in Stonington Harbor, 1918-1919. One of these photographs was used in a column by Carol Kimball titled "The Unsinkable Charlotte W. Miller," that was published by The Day on December 3, 1987 and one was used in the article "Further Adventures of the Schooner," that was published by The Day on December 10, 1987.

Collection

Jim Streeter Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.037

Source or Donor

Mr. James L. Streeter

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1919

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Negative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

WILLIAM H. DRAPER, World War I, Shipbuilding

Provenance

Notes

Donated to the Groton Public Library by Jim Streeter, formerly belonged to Carol Kimball.

Name/Title

Shipbuilding in Stonington, 1918-1919