barge

Photograph

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Lacey Museum

Name/Title

barge

Entry/Object ID

2012-002-0811.125a

Description

Black and white photo of a barge ready for launching. There is gravel in the foreground along with pieces of wood. In the middle background is the stern of a large barge and the back end of a truck. The barge has a dark hull except below the water line it is lighter. On the side is "Cornell No. 10 Harper". There is superstructure on the deck. There is a white border on all sides, and in the bottom border is "#2048 4/22/40". On the back is "245E". The photo is inserted, along with a negative of the image, into a cream colored envelope that has typed "4/22/40 -- Olympia Barge just as she began to tip over crest of bank during launching". Stamped is "2048" and "indexed".

Made/Created

Date made

1940

Notes

Medium: Photographic Emulsion/Photographic Paper

Lexicon

Search Terms

Reliable Welding

Dimensions

Height

2-3/4 in

Width

4-1/2 in