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Drydock no. 1 - view north; riggers-sign shop (building no. 25) at right. - Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 1, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
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Lowe, Jet
Title
Drydock no. 1 - view north; riggers-sign shop (building no. 25) at right. - Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 1, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Depicted place Pennsylvania; Philadelphia County; Philadelphia
Date 1995
date QS:P571,+1995-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions 5 x 7 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,709A-2
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  • Significance: Constructed under the supervision of Robert E. Peary, explorer of the North Pole. Originally a wooden type Simpson structure, it was the Yard's first graving drydock and was frequently used in effecting repairs to Navy ships of that era. The addition of four newer and larger drydocks relegated Drydock No. 1 to a comparatively minor role in aiding the repair and overhaul of Navy crafts...
  • Survey number: HAER PA-387-A
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/pa3417.photos.359969p
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Object location39° 57′ 07.99″ N, 75° 09′ 51.01″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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