View of four dignitaries including Elco president at the launching ceremony of PT 131, view includes a port beam view of PT 121
black-and -white negative; safety negative
PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVESRosenfeld and Sons
USA, NJ, Bayonne
August 26, 1942
Kodak safety #45
overall: 4 x 5 in.
4X5 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons off Bayonne, New Jersey August 26, 1942. The image is a close up of four people including the president of Elco, one woman and two Naval Officers. Included in the shot is a partial view of docked PT 121. Stamped neg. sleeve: "104977F AUG 26 1942 / ELECTRIC BOAT COMPANY / ELCO NAVAL DIVSION / BAYONNE, N.J. / E PRES. & P.T. 131 LAUNCHING / [Box] 4745". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.
PT 131 motor torpedo boat, #131
1984.187.104977F
Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection