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Sort of spooky.

Picture was taken September, 1912 at the christening of the USS Wyoming in Philadelphia, PA. Note Dorothy Knight's identified picture here. The riveted metal shape is the boat's prow. J.M. Carey was a congressman and then governor of Wyoming, elected 1912 (see book reference here).

Picture was taken on May 25, 1911. www.glasglow.com/e2/us/USS_Wyoming_(BB-32).html: USS Wyoming (BB-32), the lead ship of her class of battleship was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 44th state. Her keel was laid down on 9 February 1910, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by William Cramp and Sons. She was launched on 25 May 1911, sponsored by Miss Dorothy Eunice Knight, the daughter of former Chief Justice Jesse Knight of the Wyoming Supreme Court. The ship saw service in WWI and WWII, and was scrapped in 1947.

Joseph Maull Carey (January 19, 1845 – February 5, 1924) was a lawyer, rancher, judge, and politician, who spent most of his political career in Wyoming before and after it achieved statehood. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Maull_Carey en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wyoming_(BB-32)

Wystan and Richard Arthur Norton: Thanks for the names here. We'll include them next time we update the description.

an early cruiser of the new navy of the united states, which started in the mid 1880s. baltimore was a high sided ship, unlike most of the earlier steel new navy ships that resembled wooden and iron sailing ships. the baltimore was the second largest ship and in line of battle with Commodore Dewey at the battle of mainla bay in may of 1898. She was even present as a former recieving ship at pearl harbor on the morning of Dec 7th 1941, and can be seen in the disance in a few photos of the damaged ships in port..

You seem to have spelling errors in both the title and in your text - it should read BALTIMORE, like your tags do.

Thanks! We will fix it right away.