USS Alabama Commission members watching the ship's arrival in Mobile Bay from Washington state.

USS Alabama Commission members watching the ship's arrival in Mobile Bay from Washington state.

Left to right: Al Fox, Senator John Tyson, Representative Robert Edington, possibly Jack Beasley Jr., and Charles McLafferty. 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....

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Main Author: Falletta, Anthony
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/142056
format Electronic
collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Photographs
spellingShingle Photographs
USS Alabama Commission members watching the ship's arrival in Mobile Bay from Washington state.
Falletta, Anthony
fulltopic Photographs
Alabama (Battleship : BB-60); Bodies of water; Rites & ceremonies; Warships; Mobile Bay (Ala.); Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)
description Left to right: Al Fox, Senator John Tyson, Representative Robert Edington, possibly Jack Beasley Jr., and Charles McLafferty. 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.
spelling BN0004306_23BN0004306USS Alabama Commission members watching the ship's arrival in Mobile Bay from Washington state.Left to right: Al Fox, Senator John Tyson, Representative Robert Edington, possibly Jack Beasley Jr., and Charles McLafferty. 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 1965.1964-09-141960-1969Falletta, 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 negatives2000 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/142056
title USS Alabama Commission members watching the ship's arrival in Mobile Bay from Washington state.
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