Christening of WW2 Basalt ship

Photograph

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Christening of WW2 Basalt ship

Entry/Object ID

1989.31.20

Description

Black and white photograph of seven people christening a ship. Back of photograph states "People- Gasser, Pat (Vernice). Mrs. Peter Gasser christening WWII Basalt ship. Mrs. Bush (head of Red Cross) & daughter Virginia extreme left (holding flowers). Peter Gasser 3rd from left. 1944"

Collection

Photographs

Acquisition

Accession

1989.31

Source or Donor

Gasser Motors

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1944

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

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Christenings, Ships

Search Terms

Basalt, Bush, Mrs., Bush, Virginia, Christenings, Gasser, Pat, Gasser, Peter, Gasser, Vernice, Ships, World War II

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bush, Mrs.

Person or Organization

Bush, Virginia

Person or Organization

Gasser, Pat

Person or Organization

Gasser, Vernice

Person or Organization

Gasser, Peter

Create Date

July 10, 2010

Update Date

March 13, 2026