APB-38 and APB-39 at Boston Navy Yard
Bring a little Charlestown home.
Metal Art Sign · 7 × 5 inches
A small wall view can catch your eye between coming home and setting down your keys. Two barracks ships, APB-38 and APB-39, are under construction beside Boston Navy Yard slips, making a paired shipbuilding scene the view's particular subject.
The source records a July 1945 construction of two barracks ships alongside waterfront slips. The yard's piers and buildings connect this particular view to Boston's history of shipbuilding, repair and harbor work. They preserve a working waterfront at the time of the source.
The pair of ships connects the yard's waterfront with a specific construction task, giving naval building work a documented local setting rather than an unnamed fleet view. It can bring this particular place to a room at home, with a small wall space enough to enjoy the picture.
$86.99
- Selected option
- 7" x 5" (Horizontal) / 0.12''
- SKU
- FH-BULK-BOSTON-FX71BP58F-1206-91993-COLOR-R1
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Historical sources
Source credit and attribution
Source: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:fx71bp58f
About the artwork
Product details and care
Size/capacity: 7 × 5 inches; approximately 0.12 inch (3 mm) thick
Care: Spot clean with nonabrasive, nonammonium products or dish soap and warm water. Indoor use.
Mounting block, metal plate and double-sided tape included; customer assembly required
Supplier specifications: https://printify.com/app/products/1206/generic-brand/metal-art-sign
Original product information and credits
APB-38, 39 Under construction at NYBos 7/1945
7 × 5 in Horizontal Metal Wall Art
AI-assisted controlled-color interpretation. Original source unchanged. Fine detail and color are interpretive. No institutional endorsement.
Source: United States. Navy. Naval District, 1st; National Archives at Boston; PD 118; 1138081; source record https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:fx71bp58f https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:fx71bp58f.
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