Photographs of the launching of the USS Alazon Bay, 1943 April 5

Overview of the Collection

Title
Photographs of the launching of the USS Alazon Bay
Dates
1943 April 5
Quantity
01. cubic feet, (1 folder in shared box)
Collection Number
Org. Lot 1059
Summary
Photographs of the launching of the escort carrier CVE-55 USS Alazon Bay (later the USS Casablanca), at the Kaiser shipyards, Vancouver, Washington. Includes images of Eleanor Roosevelt at festivities and christening the ship, of Henry Kaiser, and of Josephine Hilda Schmid Coffin, governess to the Kaiser family.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Thirty-six photographs, collected by Josephine Hilda Schmid Coffin, governess to the Kaiser family, of the launching of the escort carrier CVE-55 USS Alazon Bay (later the USS Casablanca), at the Kaiser shipyards, Vancouver, Washington. Includes images of Eleanor Roosevelt at festivities and christening the ship, of Henry Kaiser, and of Josephine Hilda Schmid Coffin.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Photographs of the launching of the USS Alazon Bay, Org. Lot 1059, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mary Lowry, June 2011 (Lib. Acc. 27363).

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Shipbuilding--Washington (State)--Vancouver--Photographs
  • Shipyards--Washington (State)--Vancouver--Photographs
  • World War, 1939-1945--Washington (State)--Vancouver

Personal Names

  • Alazon Bay (Aircraft carrier)--Photographs
  • Kaiser, Henry J., 1882-1967--Photographs
  • Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962--Photographs

Corporate Names

  • Casablanca (Aircraft carrier)--Photographs
  • Kaiser Company, Inc. (Vancouver, Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • photographs