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Naval Constructor, W.J. Baxter, at launching of "Vestal", Brooklyn, N.Y. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • swanq said:
    William J Baxter, responsible for the launch of the collier Vestal.
    An article he wrote about the process of launching is at
    - www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1892/january/statics-l...
    The Statics of Launching, By Assistant Naval Constructor William J. Baxter, U.S. N.
    January 1892
    Proceedings Vol. 18/1/61
  • swanq said:
    See
    Miss Green, Miss Goodrich (in middle), and Asst. Naval Constructor Land, saluting officer, Brooklyn, N.Y. (LOC)
  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    I was looking of information on William J. Baxter in newspaper articles and found one from April 11, 1908 in the Washington Post that said he had been informed that a dog that bit him at the Navy Yard had tested positive for rabies and he would have to undergo treatment.

[Miss Johnston having a meal with the crew on the Olympia] (LOC)

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  • swanq said:
    Presumably the ship is
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Olympia_(C-6)

    "USS Olympia (C-6/CA-15/CL-15/IX-40) is a protected cruiser that saw service with the United States Navy from her commissioning in 1895 until 1922. She is currently a museum ship in Philadelphia."

    "Olympia became famous as the flagship of Commodore George Dewey during the Battle of Manila Bay in the Spanish–American War in 1898. The ship was decommissioned after returning to the U.S. in 1899, but was returned to active service in 1902."

26_0018827 Rohr Collection Image

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