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Launch of the DEFIANCE
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: George Owen Professional Naval Architecture Collection
Object type: photograph
Maker: International News Service
Date made: 1914-05-11
Materials: photograph
Measurements: 8 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in
Classification: yachting
GO.2.158
Named collection: George Owen Professional Naval Architecture Collection
Object type: photograph
Maker: International News Service
Date made: 1914-05-11
Materials: photograph
Measurements: 8 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in
Classification: yachting
DEFIANCE tied starboard side to dock, shortly after launch
GO.2.158
Gift of George Owen Estate, 1959