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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01896.131 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate naval operations: Va. volunteer navy, Tredegar Iron Works |
| Title | Edwin T. Kerr to unknown about a souvenir of the launching of the battleship "Illinois" |
| Date | 20 September 1898 |
| Author | Kerr, Edwin T. (fl. 1890-1898) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "We are sending you under separate cover a souvenir of the launching of the U.S.S Battleship "Illinois"..." The souvenirs were made from the small pieces punched out of the ship's thinner plates before they were riveted to the ship. |
| Subjects | Industry Navy Military History Maritime |
| People | Kerr, Edwin T. (fl. 1890-1898) Patton, J. L. (fl. 1898) Reynolds, L. B. (fl. 1898) |
| Place written | Newport News, Virginia |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Industry |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |