George Henry Preble family photographs, ca. 1879-1920.

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George Henry Preble family photographs, ca. 1879-1920.

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Photographs relating to the family of George Henry Preble, naval officer and author. Most of the photographs are portraits of various Preble family members, including George Henry Preble. There are also photographs of the 1920 launching of the "Preble," a warship built for the Navy by the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Photographers include R. Wolstenholme of Blackburn and Blackpool, England, among others. Includes cartes de visite, cabinet cards, photomechanical prints, and other paper-based photographs.

11 photographs in 1 narrow box.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7754822

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Wolstenholme, R. P.

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Preble, George Henry, 1816-1885

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George Henry Preble was born 25 February 1816 Portland ME. He was elected a member of NEHGS in 1866 and became a life member in 1869. He died 1 March 1885 Brookline MA [memoir in Memorial Biographies 8:206]. From the description of George Henry Preble Papers, 1791-1873. (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 50057646 U.S. Navy officer and author; b. in Portland, Me. From the description of George Henry Preble memorandum book, 1859 and un...

United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Preble family

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