Launching Another Victory Ship - United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation

Accession Number
1954/2.35.76

Title
Launching Another Victory Ship - United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation

Artist(s)
Joseph Pennell

Object Creation Date
circa 1918

Medium & Support
color lithograph on paper

Dimensions
42 15/16 in. x 4 ft. 9 5/16 in. (109 x 145.5 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Maurice F. Lyons

Physical Description
Text: (caption) Sidewise Launching of the 3500-ton S.S. "Lady Janet" at the Great Lakes Engineering Co. Yard, Ecrose, Michigan, July 4th, 1918 - Launching Another Victory Ship - United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Text-based Art
Workers
World War I
clouds
crane
factory
groups
modern and contemporary art
navies
posters
ships
sketches
wars
water

2 Related Resources

World War I Posters from the U.S.
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