Photographs of the launching of the U.S.S. Alazon Bay

Collection

Identifier: Org. Lot 1059

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Thirty-six photographs, collected by Josephine Hilda Schmid Coffin, governess to the Kaiser family, of the launching of the escort carrier CVE-55 USS Alazon Bay (later the USS Casablanca), at the Kaiser shipyards, Vancouver, Washington. Includes images of Eleanor Roosevelt at festivities and christening the ship, of Henry Kaiser, and of Josephine Hilda Schmid Coffin.

Dates

1943 April 5

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Extent

01. Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Photographs of the launching of the escort carrier CVE-55 USS Alazon Bay (later the USS Casablanca), at the Kaiser shipyards, Vancouver, Washington. Includes images of Eleanor Roosevelt at festivities and christening the ship, of Henry Kaiser, and of Josephine Hilda Schmid Coffin, governess to the Kaiser family.