Group leaving the Aircraft Carrier Wasp uses this sign to express sentiments over being unexpected guests on the giant warship as it docked at the Naval Air Station in Quonset Point, RI

Group leaving the Aircraft Carrier Wasp uses this sign to express sentiments over being unexpected guests on the giant warship as it docked at the Naval Air Station in Quonset Point, RI

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Title:
Group leaving the Aircraft Carrier Wasp uses this sign to express sentiments over being unexpected guests on the giant warship as it docked at the Naval Air Station in Quonset Point, RI
Name on Item:
Record American Photo, John Murphy
Date:
August 9, 1966
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Film negatives
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Brearley Collection
Subjects:
Sailors
Aircraft carriers
Passengers
Posters
Places:
Rhode Island > Washington (county) > Quonset Point (cape)
Extent:
1 photograph : film negative ; 35 mm (roll format)
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https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/s17851542
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Notes:
Title from item or material accompanying item.
Additional information accompanying item: WASP, Aircraft Carrier at Naval Air Station Quonset Point, R.I. Unable to dock in Boston because of fog. Women and children were stranded aboard the craft 8/9/66
Caption: Group leaving the Aircraft Carrier Wasp uses this sign to express sentiments over being unexpected overnight guests on the giant warship as it docked at the Naval Air Station in Quonset Point, R. I. For the balance of the 1500 dependents and guests of the crew who set out Monday morning on a Family Day cruise, the trip had all the fun and gayety of a luxury cruise.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; John Booras
Notes (date):
Date from item or material accompanying item.
Identifier:
18_11_008762