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Marie Aalbue collection of Brooklyn Navy Yard photographs

Call Number

V1988.039

Date

circa 1940 to 1955, inclusive

Creator

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet in one folder.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

The Marie Aalbue collection of Brooklyn Navy Yard photographs dates from circa 1940 to 1955 and contains 10 items. The photographs show the construction of ships and aircraft carriers at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and officers of the USS Saratoga. In addition, one illustration provides a list of naval vessels constructed at the Navy Yard, with the vessel names and date of launch.

Historical note

The origins of the Brooklyn Navy Yard (officially known as the New York Naval Shipyard) date back to 1801, when the United States Navy acquired what had previously been a small, privately owned shipyard in order to construct naval vessels. By the time the Department of Defense ceased shipbuilding activities at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1966, 88 vessels had been manufactured at the facility. In 1967, the Brooklyn Navy Yard was acquired by the City of New York and was converted for private commercial use.

Scope and Contents

The Marie Aalbue collection of Brooklyn Navy Yard photographs dates from circa 1940 to 1955 and contains 10 items. The photographs show the construction of ships and aircraft carriers at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and officers of the USS Saratoga. In addition, one illustration provides a list of naval vessels constructed at the Navy Yard, with the vessel names and date of launch.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to users without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright will remain in effect for 120 years following the date of creation. All items in this collection will enter the public domain by 2075. For information on securing rights to publish or reproduce, please see the Brooklyn Historical Society Reproduction Rights Policy.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); Marie Aalbue collection of Brooklyn Navy Yard photographs, V1988.039, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Marie Aalbue, 1988.

Related Materials

For a list of related collections, please see the Brooklyn Navy Yard subject guide, available in paper form in the library.

Other Finding Aids

Item-level description and digital versions of images from the collection are available for searching via the image database in the library.

Collection processed by

Weatherly Stephan

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 11:20:47 +0000.
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Language: English

Processing Information

Fully processed to the item level.

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Container

Box: Prints by Accession 55 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201