Tank Lighters at Boston Navy Yard
Bring a little Charlestown home.
Square Magnet · 4 × 4 inches
The shopping list and a picture can share a small corner of the fridge. Rails and hulls stand with the harbor beyond in the Boston Navy Yard tank-lighter scene, putting construction equipment and completed small craft together.
The navy caption identifies 50-foot LCM(3) tank lighters, completed August 1942; rails, hulls and harbor beyond. 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 tank lighters connect the waterfront with a particular kind of naval craft, keeping the yard's production work visible at the scale of its hulls and rails. Let it share the fridge with appointments and drawings, keeping the view in the middle of a well-used corner of home.
$8.99
- Selected option
- 4" × 4"
- SKU
- FH-BULK-BOSTON-FX71BP76C-428-62035-COLOR-R1
Keep this view nearby
Historical sources
Source credit and attribution
Source: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:fx71bp76c
About the artwork
Product details and care
Size/capacity: 4 × 4 inches
Care: Gently brush away dust with a clean, dry cloth, working outward from the center.
Supplier specifications: https://printify.com/app/products/428/generic-brand/magnets
Original product information and credits
LCM(3) Tank Lighter 50 ft. built by NYBos at US Naval Drydock completed 8/1942
4 × 4 inch magnet. Matte laminated white vinyl with magnetic backing. For indoor use; wipe gently with a soft, dry cloth.
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 127; 1138081; source record https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:fx71bp76c https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:fx71bp76c.
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