APB-38 and APB-39 at Boston Navy Yard
Bring a little Charlestown home.
Unframed Matte Poster · 11 × 14 inches
Give the wall beside your reading space a picture with details to notice when you look up from a page. 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. Give it space near a favorite chair, where there is time to look more closely at the picture.
$19.99
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- 11″ x 14″ / Matte
- SKU
- FH-BULK-BOSTON-FX71BP58F-282-43135-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: 11 × 14 inches and/or 18 × 24 inches, according to the enabled native variants
Care: If dust gathers, wipe gently with a clean, dry cloth. Indoor display.
Supplier specifications: https://printify.com/app/products/282/generic-brand/matte-vertical-posters
Original product information and credits
APB-38, 39 Under construction at NYBos 7/1945
Matte heritage poster in 11 × 14 and 18 × 24 inch sizes. The full landmark composition is centered with a white border.
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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