Families of sailors watching the arrival of USS Atka at the South Boston Annex, Boston Naval Shipyard

Families of sailors watching the arrival of USS Atka at the South Boston Annex, Boston Naval Shipyard

Item Information

Title:
Families of sailors watching the arrival of USS Atka at the South Boston Annex, Boston Naval Shipyard
Name on Item:
Leo Renahan
Date:
April 22, 1966
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Film negatives
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Brearley Collection
Subjects:
Ice-breaking vessels
Homecomings
Naval yards & naval stations
Military spouses
United States. Navy
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > South Boston
Extent:
1 photograph : film negative ; film size 6 x 6 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5138kt98x
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
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Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Additional information accompanying item: USS Atka--- Arrives in Boston after six months in Antarctica 4/22/66. Home port--Wives and families of the 226 officers and men of USS Atka go on board for reunions following docking of the icebreaker in Boston yesterday. The ship had been on six months duty breaking through ice and maintaining an open channel to a scientific outpost in Antarctica.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; John Booras
Notes (date):
Date from item or material accompanying item.
Identifier:
18_11_007912