Charlestown Navy Yard, June 1940
Bring a little Charlestown home.
Slate Desk Plaque · 11 × 7 inches
Keep a picture beside the day's work, somewhere you can see it without leaving the desk. Ships, piers and industrial buildings share the Charlestown Navy Yard aerial, giving the working shore a broader view than one vessel or dock.
The source records a June 1940 aerial of ships, piers, industrial buildings and working waterfront before full wartime expansion. 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 yard panorama connects the harbor with the shore facilities behind naval work, keeping a particular pre-expansion setting within Charlestown's waterfront history. Keep the plaque on the desk where its picture can be noticed between a page of work and the next task.
$35.20
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- 7" x 11"
- SKU
- FH-BULK-BOSTON-FX71BT944-5344-243923-COLOR-R1
Add a local view to your desk
Historical sources
Source credit and attribution
Source: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:fx71bt944
About the artwork
Product details and care
Size/capacity: 11 × 7 inches
Care: Handle carefully; wipe gently with a soft, dry cloth. Indoor use.
Supplier specifications: https://printify.com/app/products/5344/generic-brand/slate-desk-plaque
Original product information and credits
Navy Yard, Boston, MA June 1940
7 × 11 in Slate Desk Plaque
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; POV 008; 1142646; source record https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:fx71bt944 https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:fx71bt944.
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