ussmountvernon

6 photos tagged ussmountvernon, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.

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2012

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BobMeade said:
As is named on the lifeboat behind Mr. Gould, this is the German Liner S.S. Kronprinzessin Cecilie. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Kronprinzessin_Cecilie Later to become USS Mount Vernon: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3006358188/
Harry Angstrom said:
Could be this fellow, sure looks like him: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Gould_II Frank (identified above) is his uncle: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Jay_Gould
The Library of Congress said:
Thanks for spotting the second generation Gould and the boat name. We updated our source description today, aiming to reload the record by October for Flickr. Sorry we got so behind.

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Robert Carrier said:
Love these panoramas. Great stuff.
Mark said:
Josephus Daniels was Secretary of the Navy under Woodrow Wilson as well as a newsaper publisher. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus_Daniels The U.S.S. Mount Vernon (ID #4508) was originally a German Trans-Atlantic passenger liner named Kronzprinzessen Cecilie. www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/id4508.htm
bhisham pratap padha said:
cool
Adam Stevens said:
Dazzle Painting! Cool! Neat camo attempt to thwart U-boats, hard to gauge direction and speed due to lack of uniformity in paint....
BobMeade said:
See a photo of a portion of Kronprinzessin Cecilie here: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3775431480/in/p...

Harry Angstrom said:
Tennis star and grandson of the railroad magnate, here is Wikipedia blurb: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Gould_II He married Anne Douglass Graham.
Kristi (LOC P&P) said:
Harry Angstrom: Thank you for the information! We can expand this record to identify him as Jay Gould II, pictured with his wife Anne Douglass Graham (maiden name).
swanq said:
See www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3219730821/