Sponsor's Party at Camden shipyard, 1943 Feb. 8.

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Sponsor's Party at Camden shipyard, 1943 Feb. 8.

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Photograph taken after the Sponsor's Party at the launch of the APC 62 wooden minesweeper from Camden shipyard. The vessel was the first ship down the ways at the double launching of the APC 62 and the Pine Tree barge on 8 Feb. 1943. Pictured in the foreground of the photo from left to right are Mr. Price, Mrs. Helen Price (sponsor of the APC 62), First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Maine Governor Sumner Sewall, Mrs. Sewall (in fur hat), and their daughter.

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Camden Public Library

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Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady throughout her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms in office (1933-1945). She was an American politician, diplomat, and activist who later served as a United Nations spokeswoman. A shy, awkward child, starved for recognition and love, Eleanor Roosevelt grew into a woman with great sensitivity to the underprivileged of all creeds, races, and nations. Her constant work to improve their lot made her one of the most loved–...

APC 62 (Minesweeper)

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Price, Helen E.

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Sewall, Sumner, 1897-1965

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Camden Shipbuilding and Marine Railway Company

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AMC 61-110, a wooden coastal minesweeper, was built at the Camden shipyard during World War II at a total cost of $129,400. From the description of Expense sheet for the building of AMC 61-110, ca. 1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 709606782 ...