America's First Diesel Life Boat. Here is the first of the new power life boats, just launched at a Newark, N.J. shipyard, now required by the United States Maritime Commission on certain of its new passenger and cargo ships. It is powered by a one-cylinder two-cycle Gray Marine General Motors Diesel engine, and in case of disaster will pick up other life boats and take them in tow.
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- Title:
- America's First Diesel Life Boat. Here is the first of the new power life boats, just launched at a Newark, N.J. shipyard, now required by the United States Maritime Commission on certain of its new passenger and cargo ships. It is powered by a one-cylinder two-cycle Gray Marine General Motors Diesel engine, and in case of disaster will pick up other life boats and take them in tow.
- Description:
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[Information from item housing] Life Boats
- Name on Item:
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Volney B. Fowler
- Date:
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[ca. April 1940]
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Photographs
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Photographic prints
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
- Subjects:
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Lifeboats
- Extent:
- 1 photograph : print ; sheet 208 x 257 mm
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- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/pc28ds54w
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