1)Photo with The nuclear Submarine Scorpion stands poised for launching on building ways at General Dynamics Corp's Electric Boat Division….(Day 12-18'59 2) Photo from the Day of sub The Piper dated April 19, 1961 3) Newspaper heading 8/3'61

USS Scorpion in building ways Day 12-18'59
USS Scorpion in building ways Day 12-18'59

Name/Title

1)Photo with "The nuclear Submarine Scorpion stands poised for launching on building ways at General Dynamics Corp's Electric Boat Division….(Day 12-18'59 2) Photo from the Day of sub "The Piper dated April 19, 1961 3) Newspaper heading 8/3'61

Entry/Object ID

2016.1.0829

Scope and Content

1) b & w news photo of a sub- Caption reads "A Record in the Making - The nuclear Submarine Scorpion stands poised for launching on building ways at General Dynamics Corp's Electric Boat Division….(Day 12-18'59 written in black pen)" 2) b & w news photo of a sub Caption reads " Day, April 19, 1961 (handwritten in black pen) The Piper 3) Newspaper heading (by itself) Caption reads " The New London, Conn. Evening Day, Thursday, August 3, 1961"

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

Defense industry, Naval parades & ceremonies, Newspapers, Nuclear submarines, Photographs, Submarines

Search Terms

Electric Boat, Newspapers, Submarines, U.S. Navy, Building Ways, Diesel submarine, Evening Day, General Dynamics Corp.'s Electric Boat Division, Submarine Launchings, USS PIPER (SS-409), USS SCORPION (SSN589), USS SKIPJACK (SSN-585), Diesel submarines, U.S. Navy

Archive Details

Creator

The Day Evening Day

Date(s) of Creation

1959 - 1961

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/fading

General Notes

Note

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