Image: S.S. America, United States Lines, no place, no date, ca. 1940-41.
Entry/Object ID
2002.209.0004
Description
Image: S.S. America, no place, no date, ca. 1940-41. Inkjet print of the verso of leaf 1 of 16 from photographer William Craig's album.
Holographic caption by Craig.
Formerly the Hamburg-America Line's "Amerika" (1905), she was a troop ship in World War I as the U.S.S. America. As the S.S. America of the United States Lines (the first of two ships for this line with this name), the vessel was on the North Atlantic until 1931 when it was taken out of service. The vessel is probably seen here in 1940 or 41 when she was about to be refitted and commissioned as the U.S.S. Edmund B. Alexander, a troop ship. In 1942, one stack was removed during another refitting.
Acquisition
Accession
2002.209
Source or Donor
Grabowski, Craig
Acquisition Method
Donation
Credit Line
The William Craig Archive - Gift of Craig Grabowski.
Made/Created
Artist
Craig, William
Date made
1940 - 1941
Notes
Date: 1940-1941
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
General Notes
Note
Display Value: Fair
Original or Copy: Digital Copy
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2002-08-06
