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S.S. William A. Coulter launching ceremony photographs [graphic].
BANC PIC 2012.035--PIC folder 1; BANC PIC 2012.035--PIC folder 2; BANC PIC 2012.035
Collection Overview

Title:

S.S. William A. Coulter launching ceremony photographs

Creator/Contributor:

Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation, creator

Abstract:

Photographs depict Coulter family members and others in attendance at the 1943 launching ceremony of the S.S. William A. Coulter cargo ship at the Permanente Metals Corporation shipyard no. 1 in Richmond, Calif.

Date:

1943 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Coulter family -- Pictorial works
William A. Coulter (Cargo ship) -- Pictorial works
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation -- Pictorial works
Ships -- California -- Richmond -- Launching -- Photographs
Liberty ships -- California -- Richmond -- Photographs
Cargo ships -- California -- Richmond -- Photographs
Shipyards -- California -- Richmond -- Photographs

Note:

Captions printed on photographs: Launching day of the S.S. William A. Coulter. Permanente Metals Corporation / Shipyard Number One / Richmond, California. November 19, 1943.
Accompanied by a letter from Permanente Metals Corp. to Mrs. William A. Coulter referring to the photographs; the program for the launching ceremony; and adhesive labels with captions identifying the Coulter family members appearing in some photographs.
Gift ; of Thomas M. Coulter ; 2011.
The Liberty ship S.S. William A. Coulter was named in honor of marine artist William Alexander Coulter (1849-1936) whose paintings documented shipping in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Type:

graphic

Physical Description:

graphic
photoprint
2 folders (8 photographic prints) : 8 x 10 in.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC PIC 2012.035--PIC folder 1
BANC PIC 2012.035--PIC folder 2
BANC PIC 2012.035

Origin:

California