Milwaukee PT boat

Photograph

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

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Name/Title

Milwaukee PT boat

Entry/Object ID

2022.21.579

Description

Simmons negative number 579 Craft thought to be a PT boat [motorboat equipped with torpedoes and used by the military, especially during World War II, "PT" from P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat. Index text: 579 0/7 Saugatuck - cruisers Milwaukee on river, at docks From photographic negatives created by William R. Simmons, editor of the Commercial Record newspaper between 1941 and 1961. More information may be in the 2001 SDHS book "Off the Record"

Collection

William (Bill) Simmons

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2022.21

Location

Box

194 Simmons Negatives

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Simmons, William "Bill" R. 1890/1-1966

Create Date

March 19, 2022

Update Date

August 31, 2024