Bow of the SS Lansing, nearing completion, 1919

Name/Title

Bow of the SS Lansing, nearing completion, 1919

Entry/Object ID

2025.223.83

Description

Hatch on the deck of the SS Lansing near the bow. This would have been near the end of the construction process, in the spring of 1919. A few rooftops of buildings in Stonington Borough are visible in the right background. Materials and tools are visible in the foreground. One worker can be seen on the left upper deck. The Lansing steamship was rebuilt by the Ship Construction and Trading Company, Inc. of Stonington for the Nafra Company of New York.

Made/Created

Date made

1918 - 1919

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Stonington Borough