Name/Title
Sepia tone photo of shipyard workers posed on deck of the U.S.S. Georgia at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. No date, circa May 1906.Entry/Object ID
2007.075.0003Description
Sepia tone photo of shipyard workers posed on deck of the U.S.S. Georgia at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. No date, probably May 1906. 6" x 8" wide printed on 10" x 12" photographer's mount. Photographer was H.E. Morse, Charlestown, Mass. as stamped on the reverse which is otherwise blank. Ink stamped title of ship's name beneath print.
The Hoboken donor identified two of her relatives are in the group photo. They worked at this yard and later at Hoboken shipyard facilities:
Second row, fifth from the left, William Sankowsky, her grandfather on her mother's side. Second row, sixth from the left, Ferdinand Sankowsky, her uncle.
Also see photo catalog 2007.075.0001 and .0002 for a similar group photos.
The U.S.S. Georgia was built at this shipyard; launched October 11,1904 and commissioned September 24, 1906. A photograph, 2007.075.0004, by the same photographer, the same vessel, same mount with title and is dated May 14, 1906 suggests that this photo was taken at the same time.Acquisition
Accession
2007.075Source or Donor
Becker, DorothyAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Dorothy Becker.Made/Created
Date made
1905 - 1906Notes
Date: 1905-1906Dimensions
Height
8-1/2 inWidth
6-1/2 inGeneral Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2008-02-08
