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Members of the launching party for the Liberty ship SS Robert S. Abbott, Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Military

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World War II

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Ship launchings (Liberty ships)

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Members of the launching party for the Liberty ship SS Robert S. Abbott, Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2

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Title
Members of the launching party for the Liberty ship SS Robert S. Abbott, Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2
Names
Joseph, E. F. (Photographer)
Collection

Military

World War II

Ship launchings (Liberty ships)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1944-04-13
Place: Richmond, California
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Military
Topics
African Americans
African-American soldiers
Armed Forces -- United States
World War, 1939-1945
Liberty ships
African American women
Richmond (Calif.)
Shipbuilding industry -- Employees
Launchings
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Caption on back: "First "war bond" liberty ship to be named for an outstanding Negro American, the SS Robert S. Abbot was launched on April 13, 1944 at the Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2 at Richmond, Calif.; the ship, honoring the founder The Chicago Defender, was the third name for a noted Negro editor and publisher; Prominent members of the launching party included [right to left]: Mrs. John. H. Ssenstacke, sponsor; Miss Lulu Mae Hamel, flower girl and shipyard worker who sold $80,000 worth of bonds in the Fourth War Loan Drive; Capt. Euclid Louis Taylor; Mr. John H. Sengstacke, nephew of Mr. Abbot and president of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company; sister of founder, and the Rev. Roy Nichols, who pronounced the invocation."
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 1 photographic print : Gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13049857
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG96-F156
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 88f85140-c645-012f-23bf-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1944: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Members of the launching party for the Liberty ship SS Robert S. Abbott, Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1944. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f9aa-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Members of the launching party for the Liberty ship SS Robert S. Abbott, Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f9aa-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1944). Members of the launching party for the Liberty ship SS Robert S. Abbott, Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f9aa-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Members of the launching party for the Liberty ship SS Robert S. Abbott, Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2