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Gen. Grant and others at launch of "Vestal", Brooklyn, N.Y. (LOC)

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  • TVL1970 said:
    See:
  • swanq said:
    For information about the event, see
    Miss Green, Miss Goodrich (in middle), and Asst. Naval Constructor Land, saluting officer, Brooklyn, N.Y. (LOC)
  • swanq said:
    Major General and Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant were among the VIPs on the launching platform near the bow of the Vestal.
  • swanq said:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Dent_Grant
    "Frederick Dent Grant (May 30, 1850 – April 12, 1912) was a soldier and United States minister to Austria-Hungary. Grant was the first son of General and President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant and Julia Grant. He was named after his maternal uncle, Frederick Tracy Dent."

    His wife was en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Marie_Honoré
    "Ida Marie Honoré Grant (June 4, 1854 – September 5, 1930) was an American socialite, philanthropist, and ambassador's wife."
  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks TVL1970 and swanq. We'll add some of this information to the photos in this series.

Helen Roberts (LOC)

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  • TVL1970 said:
    Miss Helen Lenore Roberts, daughter of then- Tennessee governor Albert H. Roberts. She was the sponsor for the launch of the battleship USS Tennessee (BB-43) at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on April 30, 1919. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tennessee_(BB-43)
  • B-59 said:
    Helen Lenore Roberts (b. April 25, 1903, d. December 22, 1963) www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/c/d/Maurice-R-Mcdonald-2/WEBSITE-...
  • Arden said:
    TVL1970 and B-59: Thank you for the full name of Helen Lenore Roberts and for the context and date of this image. We will add more details when we update.

Launching of "Vestal" - into the water, Brooklyn, N.Y. (LOC)

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  • TVL1970 said:
    See:
  • swanq said:
    See also
    Miss Green, Miss Goodrich (in middle), and Asst. Naval Constructor Land, saluting officer, Brooklyn, N.Y. (LOC)