Crowd on McDuffie Island in Mobile Bay, watching the arrival of the USS Alabama from Washington state.
In 1962, after learning that the World War II battleship was to be scrapped, the state legislature established a commission to study the possibility of acquiring the vessel. Through the efforts of that commission and the contributions of private citizens (who raised more than $750,000 for the effort...
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Photographs Crowd on McDuffie Island in Mobile Bay, watching the arrival of the USS Alabama from Washington state. Falletta, Anthony |
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Photographs Alabama (Battleship : BB-60); Bodies of water; Rites & ceremonies; Warships; Mobile Bay (Ala.); Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.) |
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In 1962, after learning that the World War II battleship was to be scrapped, the state legislature established a commission to study the possibility of acquiring the vessel. Through the efforts of that commission and the contributions of private citizens (who raised more than $750,000 for the effort), the ship was taken to Mobile. There it was refurbished and converted into a memorial to Alabama's war veterans, which opened in January 1965. This image was published with an article ("Alabamians awed as grand old gal finally arrives") in the Birmingham News on September 15, 1964, with the following caption: "Large Crowd Stood in Sun to Welcome Ship . . . Ceremony took place on McDuffie Island." |
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BN0004306_17BN0004306Crowd on McDuffie Island in Mobile Bay, watching the arrival of the USS Alabama from Washington state.In 1962, after learning that the World War II battleship was to be scrapped, the state legislature established a commission to study the possibility of acquiring the vessel. Through the efforts of that commission and the contributions of private citizens (who raised more than $750,000 for the effort), the ship was taken to Mobile. There it was refurbished and converted into a memorial to Alabama's war veterans, which opened in January 1965. This image was published with an article ("Alabamians awed as grand old gal finally arrives") in the Birmingham News on September 15, 1964, with the following caption: "Large Crowd Stood in Sun to Welcome Ship . . . Ceremony took place on McDuffie Island."1964-09-141960-1969Falletta, AnthonyBirmingham News64-08067Alabama (Battleship : BB-60); Bodies of water; Rites & ceremonies; Warships; Mobile Bay (Ala.); Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives4000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/141956 |
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Crowd on McDuffie Island in Mobile Bay, watching the arrival of the USS Alabama from Washington state. |
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Crowd on McDuffie Island in Mobile Bay, watching the arrival of the USS Alabama from Washington state. |
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Falletta, Anthony |
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