Mrs. Mary Lyman, 1943 Feb. 8.

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Mrs. Mary Lyman, 1943 Feb. 8.

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Photograph of Mrs. Mary Lyman, mother of Richard Lyman (president of Camden shipyard) holding the bottle of champagne that will be used by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to christen the barge "Pine Tree." The 194-foot wooden barge was the largest wooden vessel built in the nation since the 1920s, and was the first of many to be built to relieve the fuel transportation problem by carrying coal. Members of the Penobscot tribe performed ritual dances to give the ship good luck, and the vessel was christened by Eleanor Roosevelt.

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Camden Public Library

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