Veronica Kieffer Brooklyn Navy Yard photograph and badge
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The Veronica Kieffer Brooklyn Navy Yard photograph and badge consists of one black-and-white photograph of Kieffer and three other female employees of the New York Naval Shipyard (commonly referred to as the Brooklyn Navy Yard) taken while visiting Coney Island circa 1944; and Kieffer's identification badge from the Navy Yard, circa 1945.
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.
Biographical note
Veronica Kieffer (nee Marino) worked as a civilian employee at the New York Naval Shipyard (commonly referred to then as the Brooklyn Navy Yard) from 1944 to 1945. She worked at a Navy Yard building located at Cumberland Street, where she overhauled binoculars that came off ships upon their return from military engagements. Kieffer was also an usherette for the launching of the aircraft carrier, USS Kearsarge, on May 5, 1945. Her husband, Clayton Kieffer, was stationed at the Navy Yard while serving in the United States Marine Corps. Kieffer later lived in West Babylon, N.Y.
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The Veronica Kieffer Brooklyn Navy Yard photograph and badge consists of one black-and-white photograph of Kieffer and three other female employees of the New York Naval Shipyard (commonly referred to as the Brooklyn Navy Yard) taken while visiting Coney Island circa 1944; and Kieffer's identification badge from the Navy Yard, circa 1945.
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Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for anonymously created items remain in effect for 120 years following the date of creation. The photograph in the collection will enter the public domain in 2064. 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); Veronica Kieffer Brooklyn Navy Yard photograph and badge, V1988.047, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Veronica Kieffer, 1987.
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