Charlestown Navy Yard, June 1940
Bring a little Charlestown home.
Corkwood Coaster Set · Four pieces · 3.75 × 3.75 inches
When the kettle boils, these coasters give the cups a place on the table. 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. Put them where the kettle's cups are usually gathered, so the view has a place in the ordinary routine of tea at home.
$24.99
- Selected option
- Cork / 3.75" × 3.75" / Square
- SKU
- FH-BULK-BOSTON-FX71BT944-510-72872-COLOR-R1
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Historical sources
Source credit and attribution
Source: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:fx71bt944
About the artwork
Product details and care
Size/capacity: Four square coasters; 3.75 × 3.75 × 0.16 inches each
Care: Wipe gently with a dry microfiber cloth.
Supplier specifications: https://printify.com/app/products/510/generic-brand/corkwood-coaster-set
Original product information and credits
Navy Yard, Boston, MA June 1940
Cork Back Coaster Set
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.
Package includes four cork-backed coasters.
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