Launch of the experimental submarine PROTECTOR
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1902
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 3/8 x 6 3/8in. (11.1 x 16.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/8 x 6 3/8in. (11.1 x 16.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/8 x 6 3/8in. (11.1 x 16.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Morgan B. Brainard
DescriptionA crowd of people stand on a dock watching men climbing into the conning tower of a submarine. American flags fly from the dock and from the bow of the submarine. Trees and houses are on the shore in the background.
Object number1959.81.47
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pencil, accession number / "M.B. BRAINARD"; upper right, in pencil, "Lake sub"NotesSubject Note: This photograph shows the launch of the experimental submarine PROTECTOR, built by Simon Lake at Bridgeport in 1902. . When the U.S. Navy declined to purchase the vessel, it was sold to Russia. (Richard C. Malley 1/20/2012)On View
Not on view
Elijah Chapman Kellogg
1853