U.S. Representative Margaret Chase Smith christens the "Pine Tree III", 1943 June 5.

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U.S. Representative Margaret Chase Smith christens the "Pine Tree III", 1943 June 5.

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Photograph of U.S. Representative Margaret Chase Smith christening the barge "Pine Tree III" on 5 June 1943 at the Camden shipyard. The barge was one of many to be built to relieve the fuel transportation problem by carrying coal. Also depicted are Mrs. Daniel C. McDonald and Marion Lunt.

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Camden Public Library

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Smith, Margaret Chase, 1897-1995

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Margaret Chase Smith was born in Skowhegan, Maine, on December 14, 1897. Her entry into politics came through the career of Clyde Smith, the man she married in 1930. Clyde was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1936. Margaret served as his secretary. When Clyde died in 1940, she succeeded her husband. After four terms in the House, she won election to the United States Senate in 1948. In so doing, she became the first woman elected to both houses of Congress. Senator Smi...

Pine Tree III (Wooden barge)

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McDonald, Daniel F.

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Lunt, Marion

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Camden Yacht Building & Railway Company

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