USS Alabama Commission members and retired naval officers on McDuffie Island in Mobile Bay, watching the ship's arrival 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 USS Alabama Commission members and retired naval officers on McDuffie Island in Mobile Bay, watching the ship's arrival 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. A similar 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: "They Helped Start Voyage in 1962 . . . From left, McLafferty, Tyson, Thwing, St. John, Meriweather and Fox." |
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BN0004306_22BN0004306USS Alabama Commission members and retired naval officers on McDuffie Island in Mobile Bay, watching the ship's arrival 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. A similar 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: "They Helped Start Voyage in 1962 . . . From left, McLafferty, Tyson, Thwing, St. John, Meriweather and Fox."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/142123 |
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USS Alabama Commission members and retired naval officers on McDuffie Island in Mobile Bay, watching the ship's arrival from Washington state. |
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USS Alabama Commission members and retired naval officers on McDuffie Island in Mobile Bay, watching the ship's arrival from Washington state. |
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Falletta, Anthony |
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Falletta, Anthony |
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