Dignitaries at the launching of the SS Lansing, May 1919
Entry/Object ID
2025.223.108
Description
After the accidental launch of the SS Lansing, on May 20, 1919. Dignitaries, company representatives and their families arrived for the launching, only to see that the ship had slid into the water early. A photographer is visible on the rooftop to the right. The Lansing steamship was rebuilt by the Ship Construction and Trading Company, Inc. of Stonington for the Nafra Company of New York.
