Launch of the U.S. Navy submarine Snapper, Fore River Works, June 6, 1909 – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Launch of the U.S. Navy submarine Snapper, Fore River Works, June 6, 1909 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Launch of the U.S. Navy submarine Snapper, Fore River Works, June 6, 1909
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Few things in the Navy's early history were as new as a submarine slipping down the ways, and this 1909 view records the launch of the *Snapper* at the Fore River Works in Quincy, Massachusetts. By the time of the launch, the submarine had moved from experimental curiosity to a working part of the fleet, and the Navy was still learning how to build, handle, and maintain these small, cramped vessels. The photograph comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, a large body of news pictures that captured events of the early twentieth century as they happened.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Submarines--1900-1910. Launchings--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,053 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-161223 |
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