Title
Fragment
Object Type
Date
circa 1906
Description
A photographic print and fragment of U.S.S. Constitution, mounted on an ivory mat. Photograph shows this ship docked and under reconstruction at the Boston Navy Yard, 1906. Caption under wood fragment reads: "Original Timber From/'Old Ironsides.' " Text on front of mat reads: "To Louise/Mac Farrow/From [P.E. Brooks]/[S]r. Ord. Instr. Mky./USN (retired)." A letter from P.E. Brooks is affixed to the reverse, detailing the history of the ship and the phases of its reconstruction.
Medium
Paper
Ink
Wood
Extent
9x8.25 in.
Identifier
2012.37
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