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5447Mrs. Calvin Austin
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
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Mrs. Calvin Austin of Boston who christened the new S.S. Acadia at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company on February 13 1932.
5416Launching the SS Acadia
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Unknown
Description:
Launching the S.S. Acadia in Newport News.
5418S.S. Acadia prior to launch
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Unknown
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The S.S. Acadia in Newport News just prior to launching.
5448Painting S.S. Acadia
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Transportation - Water
  • Unknown
  • 1932
Description:
The last brush of paint. Workmen putting finishing touches to the S.S. Acadia, the new Eastern Steamship liner, just before launching at he Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia on Saturday last, February 13, 1932. Note the giant blades and shaft projecting from the hull of one of the twin screws.
5414View of the deck of Steamship Acadia
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Transportation - Water
  • Unknown
Description:
View of a deck on the Steamship Acadia.
5415Full view of Steamship Acadia
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Transportation - Water
  • Unknown
Description:
Full view of the Steamship Acadia.
5445Towing hte S.S. Acadia to berth after launch
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Transportation - Water
  • Unknown
Description:
Ready for the finishing touches.S.S. Acadia of the Eastern Steamship Lines being towed to her outfitting berth after the launching at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. This ship was in service between New York and Yarmouth. It became a hospital ship during World War II. Local woman, Louine Lunt Peck, Army Nurse served on the Acadia. .
5417Launching the S.S. Acadia
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Unknown
Description:
Launching the S.S. Acadia in Newport News.
5446Mrs. Calvin Austin of Boston
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Unknown
Description:
Mrs. Calvin Austin of Boston who christened the new S.S. Acadia at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company on February 13 1932 on board the Acadia during the christening.
5419People on float near S.S. Acadia
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Unknown
Description:
Men and boys on float near S.S. Acadia..
5420Propeller of Steamship Acadia
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Transportation - Water
  • Unknwon
Description:
Man standing next to the propeller of Steamship Acadia..