Launching Of 5 Cargo Ships Christened By Dionne Quintuplets, Superior, Wisconsin, 05/09/1943

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #6320. Footage of the freighters SS Asa Eldridge SS Bailey Foster SS Guerdon Gates SS Moses Gay SS Watson Ferris National Archives description "1) MS Dionne quintuplets exit train with mother & father, Canadian officers &guards BG. 2) MCU Quintuplets. 3) MCU Quintuplets standing around Mrs. Dionne; they kiss her. 4) MS Group shot of Dionne family-SV. 5) GV Spectators in shipyard-SV. 6) MS Annette Dionne christens ship. 7) GV-MS Quintuplets seated on sponsoring platform. 8) GV Ship on ways, spectators FG. 9) MS Quintuplets & party pass thru crowd. 10) GV Spectators-SV. 11) MS Quintuplets christen ships-SV. 12) MS Ship dead in water after side launching. 13) MS Sponsoring party ascends & descends stairs of platform-SV. 14) MS Ship launched sideways.15) GV Ways, spectators BG.QUALITY: GOOD TO FAIR" National Archives Identifier: 77825 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, SS Asa Eldridge, Dionne quintuplets, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, SS Bailey Foster, World War II, SS Guerdon Gates, United States. Navy, SS Watson Ferris, World War, 1939-1945, SS Moses Gay

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