Dignitaries at the launching of the SS Lansing, May 1919

Photograph

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Historic Stonington

Name/Title

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.

Made/Created

Date made

1918 - 1919

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Stonington Borough