Charlestown Navy Yard, June 1940
Bring a little Charlestown home.
Cotton Canvas Tote · Natural · 15 × 16 inches
A few errands start with reaching for the bag by the door. 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. It can be a practical gift that takes the local view along, with room for a book and the ordinary things needed for an errand.
$24.99
- Selected option
- Natural / 15" x 16"
- SKU
- FH-BULK-BOSTON-FX71BT944-1313-101409-COLOR-R1
Carry a little local history
Historical sources
Source credit and attribution
Source: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:fx71bt944
About the artwork
Product details and care
Size/capacity: 15 × 16 inches; 20-inch handles
Care: Spot clean; do not bleach; line dry. Do not iron directly over the printed design.
Supplier specifications: https://printify.com/app/products/1313/liberty-bags/cotton-canvas-tote-bag
Original product information and credits
Navy Yard, Boston, MA June 1940
Natural heavy canvas tote, 15 × 16 inches, with the landmark design printed on the front.
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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