Name/Title
"Sprucing Up" SS AntiguaEntry/Object ID
p-26891Description
Antigua;
Sprucing up, 1932;
vintage silver gelatin print
Possibly the SS Antigua, which was built in 1932. She was a passenger and refrigerated cargo liner owned by United Fruit Company. The SS Antigua was delivered to the War Shipping Administration in 1941, and was supposed to be commissioned for the Navy but was never formally used by the Navy. She was outfitted with anti-aircraft and anti-submarine guns. In 1957, she was sold to Swedish owners and renamed Tortuga. She was scrapped in 1964.Collection
Nancy Dubois Photograph CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Fletcher, Christine B.Date made
1932Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects