1) photo with captionFill 'er Up-A load of sand is dumped .. graving dock..another phase of the construction .. near the south yard (Oct '62) 2) Nuclear Sub On The Move - Britain's first nuclear submarine the Dreadnought,... in England... (11''/6/62

Construction on the Graving Dock Oct. '62
Construction on the Graving Dock Oct. '62

Name/Title

1) photo with caption"Fill 'er Up-A load of sand is dumped .. graving dock..another phase of the construction .. near the south yard (Oct '62) 2) Nuclear Sub On The Move - Britain's first nuclear submarine the Dreadnought,... in England... (11''/6/62

Entry/Object ID

2016.1.0833

Scope and Content

1) b & w news photo. Caption reads "Fill 'er Up - A load of sand is dumped into the graving dock preparatory to laying the concrete floor in the basin. This is another phase of the construction which has been under way near the south yard for several weeks. (Oct. 1962 ? is handwritten in blue pen)") 2) b & w news photo of a sub. Caption reads " Nuclear Sub On The Move - Britain's first nuclear submarine, the Dreadnought, moves under its own power as it shifts to dock at Barrow-in-Furness, England. The 266-foot vessel, using its auxiliary electric engine, moved out of its floating to a specially prepared area where harbor trials will be completed, (AP Wirephoto) (11-6'62 handwritten in blue pen)

Collection

James L. Streeter Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2016.1

Source or Donor

Streeter, James L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Clipping, Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Clipping

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Construction, Defense industry, Docks, Newspapers, Nuclear submarines, Photographs, Submarines

Search Terms

Electric Boat, Newspapers, Submarines, U.S. Navy, Electric Boat, Graving Dock (dry dock), Groton, Nuclear Submarines, South Yard, Submarines

Archive Details

Creator

Evening Day

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/Fading and stains

Archive Notes

Date(s): 10-'62 & 11-6'62

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Maureen A. McClellan Status Date: 2019-07-01