Boy with a souvenir booklet at the dedication ceremony for the USS Alabama in Mobile Bay.
The booklet is titled "Welcome Aboard! Battleship USS Alabama." 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 contr...
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Alabama Media Group Collection |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History |
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Photographs |
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Photographs Boy with a souvenir booklet at the dedication ceremony for the USS Alabama in Mobile Bay. Jones, Ed |
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Photographs Alabama (Battleship : BB-60); African Americans--Military service; Children; Monuments & memorials; Rites & ceremonies; Sailors; Soldiers; Mobile Bay (Ala.); Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.) |
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The booklet is titled "Welcome Aboard! Battleship USS Alabama." 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 cause), the ship was taken in September 1964 to Mobile, where it was refurbished and converted into a memorial to Alabama's war veterans. |
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BN0002424_09BN0002424Boy with a souvenir booklet at the dedication ceremony for the USS Alabama in Mobile Bay.The booklet is titled "Welcome Aboard! Battleship USS Alabama." 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 cause), the ship was taken in September 1964 to Mobile, where it was refurbished and converted into a memorial to Alabama's war veterans.1965-01-091960-1969Jones, EdBirmingham News65-00189AAlabama (Battleship : BB-60); African Americans--Military service; Children; Monuments & memorials; Rites & ceremonies; Sailors; Soldiers; 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/146882 |
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Boy with a souvenir booklet at the dedication ceremony for the USS Alabama in Mobile Bay. |
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Boy with a souvenir booklet at the dedication ceremony for the USS Alabama in Mobile Bay. |
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Jones, Ed |
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Jones, Ed |
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