2 B& W photos of subs with captions 1)In the Spotlight -..nighttime view of the Polaris-firing submarine Thomas E. Edison 6/14/61 … 2) Six-ton sail is guided into place on Polaris submarine Lafayette by workmen at GD's/EB division 3/15/62.

Name/Title

2 B& W photos of subs with captions 1)"In the Spotlight -..nighttime view of the Polaris-firing submarine Thomas E. Edison 6/14/61 …" 2) Six-ton sail is guided into place on Polaris submarine Lafayette by workmen at GD's/EB division 3/15/62.

Entry/Object ID

2016.1.0787

Scope and Content

1) A b & w photo of a a sub, caption reads, "In the Spotlight - Here is a nighttime view of the Polaris-firing submarine Thomas E. Edison to be launched tomorrow noon at General Dynamics Corp.'s Electric Boat Division…"(handwritten in black pen Day 6/14'61) 2) ) A b & w photo of a submarine sail Caption reads " Big Sail for a Big Sub. - Six-ton sail is guided into place on Polaris submarine Lafayette by workmen at General Dynamics Corp.'s Electric Boat Division…." (handwritten in blue pen 3/15'62)

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

Nuclear power, Shipbuilding, Newspapers, Photographs, Submarines, Naval parades & ceremonies, Nuclear weapons, Launchings, Naval yards & naval stations, Nuclear submarines

Search Terms

Military, Newspapers, Submarines, U.S. Navy, General Dynamics / Electric Boat, Groton, Nuclear Submarines, Polaris missle, Polaris Submarines, Submarine sail, The Day, USS LAFAYETTE (SSBN-616), USS THOMAS A EDISON, U.S. Navy

Archive Details

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/Fading

Archive Notes

Date(s): 6/14/61 & 3/15/62

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Maureen A. McClellan Status Date: 2019-06-10