SS MINNESOTA

Photograph

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Groton Public Library

SS MINNESOTA

Name/Title

SS MINNESOTA

Entry/Object ID

2026.040.095

Description

Black and white photograph, view of the SS MINNESOTA under construction at the Eastern Shipbuilding Co. in Groton, c. 1903. Its sister ship, the SS DAKOTA appears to be surrounded by timbers to the left. The Minnesota was built for James J. Hill of the Great Northern Steamship Co. and was launched from Groton on April 16, 1903. At the time of their construction, the SS Minnesota and SS DAKOTA, were the largest and most luxurious steamships built in the United States. The Eastern Shipbuilding Co. shut down operations in 1905 and the shipyard was later occupied by the New London Ship and Engine Co., Electric Boat and General Dynamics.

Photograph Details

Subject

Eastern Shipbuilding Co, SS MINNESOTA

Subject Place

Location

Groton

Collection

Carol Kimball Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.040

Source or Donor

Carol Kimball

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1903

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Provenance

Notes

Part of a collection of records collected by Carol Kimball during her tenure as the Town of Groton Historian; given to the Groton Historical Society following her death; stored for several years at the Avery Copp Museum; donated to the Groton Public Library 2026