Christening and launching for the S.S. Ponce de Leon, March 15, 1943

Photograph

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Jacksonville History Center

Christening and launching for the S.S. Ponce de Leon, March 15, 1943

Christening and launching for the S.S. Ponce de Leon, March 15, 1943

Name/Title

Christening and launching for the S.S. Ponce de Leon, March 15, 1943

Entry/Object ID

MC14.11S.11

Tags

St. Johns River Shipbuilding Co., Ships, Shipyards, Ship Launchings, World War II, WWII, Merrill, 1943

Description

S. S. Ponce De Leon Launching, March 15,1943 from St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company in Jacksonville, FL. From left to right: Kenneth A. Merrill (Vice-President), Miss Pepper, Senator Claude Pepper, Mrs. James C. Merrill (Sponsor), L. R. Sanford (Regional Director U.S. Maritime Commissioner), Mrs. Kenneth A. Merrill, James C. Merrill (President).

Collection

Merrill Collection

Made/Created

Studio

Unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Ships, Shipyards, Launchings, S.S. Ponce de Leon, St. Johns River Shipbuilding Co., World War II, WWII