2 b & w news photos 1) FIRST IN WAR, FIRST IN PEACE…The George Washington America's first ballistic missile firing submarine, .. at her launching.. Day 6/9/59 2) Ready for Commissioning The Ethan Allen..after ..builder's sea trials 'Scope July 61

Name/Title

2 b & w news photos 1) "FIRST IN WAR, FIRST IN PEACE…The George Washington America's first ballistic missile firing submarine, .. at her launching.. Day 6/9/59 2) "Ready for Commissioning The Ethan Allen..after ..builder's sea trials 'Scope July 61"

Entry/Object ID

2016.1.0798

Scope and Content

2 b & w photos of subs with captions 1) "FIRST IN WAR, FIRST IN PEACE…The George Washington America's first ballistic missile firing submarine, slides into the waters of the Thames at her launching at 12:30 p.m. today. She's 380 feet long, nuclear-powered and the forerunner of a far-ranging fleet designed to fire the Polaris missile from beneath the surface of the sea. (DAY 6-9'59 is handwritten in black pen.)" 2) 'Ready for Commissioning. The Ethan Allen is shown returning to port after successful initial builder's sea trials last month. first of a new class of Polaris-missile firing submarine, it will be commissioned here August 8. ('Scope July 1961 - handwritten in black 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

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

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

Search Terms

Newspapers, Submarines, U.S. Navy, Bulder's Trials, Electric Boat, Ethan Allen Class Submarine, FBM submarine, George Washingto Class Submarines, Polaris missle, Polaris Submarines, Submarine Launchings, Thames River, United States Navy, USS ETHAN ALLEN (SSBN608), USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (SSBN598)

Archive Details

Creator

The Day

Date(s) of Creation

1959 - 1961

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration and fading

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Maureen A. McClellan Status Date: 2019-06-17