File:Photocopy of photograph (from NBP-PNSY, CSF-5445-12-72) photographer unknown, December 18, 1972 view of submarine positioned on blocks on marine railway (Haer no. Pa-387-W). - HAER PA,51-PHILA,709-17.tif

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Photocopy of photograph (from NBP-PNSY, CSF-5445-12-72) photographer unknown, December 18, 1972 view of submarine positioned on blocks on marine railway (Haer no. Pa-387-W). - Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Depicted place Pennsylvania; Philadelphia County; Philadelphia
Date Documentation compiled after 1968. Taken on 18 December 1972
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER PA,51-PHILA,709-17
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The shipyard was established by an Act of Congress in 1799, making it the oldest in the U.S. The original site consisted of 11 acres at the foot of Federal Street from Front Street to the Delaware River in the Southwark neighborhood of Philadelphia. Before purchase by the Federal Government the site was a shipyard owned by Joshua Humphreys, a prominent naval architect. One this site, Humphreys supervised construction of the first ship of what would become the U.S. Navy...
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N385
  • Survey number: HAER PA-387
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/pa3416.photos.359965p
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