2 b&w photos w/captions 1) Floor Next -The graving dock near the south yard is nearly dry, next step is laying concrete floor 9/62 2) Polaris sub Lafayette Day 2/26/53

Archive

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Groton Public Library

Graving Dock under construction 1962
Graving Dock under construction 1962

Name/Title

2 b&w photos w/captions 1) Floor Next -The graving dock near the south yard is nearly dry, next step is laying concrete floor 9/62 2) Polaris sub Lafayette Day 2/26/53

Entry/Object ID

2016.1.0780

Scope and Content

1) B & W photo, it reads, "Floor Next -The graving dock near the south yard is nearly dry as pumping operations reach completion stage, next step is laying concrete floor in the basin which is scheduled to begin next week. The dock, extending 512 feet into the Thames River, will be able to accommodate any nuclear submarine now envisioned. (handwritten in blue pen is 'GD News Sept., 1962'.)" 2) B & W photo of a sub - It reads, "Polaris sub Lafayette…(handwritten in blue pen Day 2-26'63.)

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, Nuclear submarines

Search Terms

Magazines, Newspapers, Submarines, U.S. Navy, General Dynamic News, Graving Dock (dry dock), Polaris Submarines, South Yard, Thames River, The Day, USS LAFAYETTE (SSBN-616), U.S. Navy

Archive Details

Creator

The Day General Dynamics News

Date(s) of Creation

1962 - 1963

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/fading and wear

General Notes

Note

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