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  1. Copper Spike from the Shipwreck Ventura, 1875 - Spike

    Copper Spike from the Shipwreck Ventura, 1875. Copper spike shaped like a letter J. At the straight end (the top of the J) is a small knob or bulb shaped like a rounded square. Traveling down the J, the metal starts out with this same rounded square shape but gradually becomes narrower and more rounded closer to the hook. The hook itself starts about three-quarters of the way down the spike and curves only gently. It flattens out somewhat and tap...

    Record Type: Object

    Copper Spike from the Shipwreck Ventura, 1875
  2. Liberty Ship Cap, c. 2007-2015 - Cap, Baseball

    Liberty Ship Cap, c. 2007-2015. Black cotton baseball cap. On the front panel of the of the cap is a navy blue and silver embroidered illustration of, what is most likely, the SS Jeremiah O'Brien. On the proper right side of the cap is a yellow and blue fighter jet enamel pin, a long white and black ship pin, a a silver metal coin in with an embossed image of D-Day, and a D-Day Normandie pin. On the proper left side of the cap is a white, blue, a...

    Record Type: Object

    Liberty Ship Cap
  3. Liberty Ship Cap, c. 2007-2015 - Cap, Baseball

    Liberty Ship Cap, c. 2007-2015. Black cotton baseball cap. On the front panel of the of the cap is a navy blue and silver embroidered illustration of, what is most likely, the SS Jeremiah O'Brien. There are seven pins pinned around the front of the cap. Above, on the proper right side of the illustration and lettering is a white, blue, and red enamel Thunderbirds pin. Below this pin is a silver metal coin in with an embossed image of D-Day. Above...

    Record Type: Object

    Liberty Ship Cap
  4. Liberty Ship Jacket, c. 2007-2015 - Windbreaker

    Liberty Ship Jacket, c. 2007-2015. Maroon nylon and polyester windbreaker. Jacket features vent panels on the back and front just below the breast; the back vents are secured with Velcro. Lifting the vent panels exposes the white mesh lining on the inside of the jacket. The bottom of the jacket has a string to adjust the tightness. On the proper left side of the chest is a gray and black embroidered illustration of a liberty ship labeled as the ...

    Record Type: Object

    Liberty Ship Jacket
  5. Spare Porthole Cover from the USS George A Johnson, 1944-1966 - Porthole

    Spare Porthole Cover recovered from the USS George A Johnson, c. 1944-1946. This porthole cover is made of brass with an inner and outer border. It has six metal holes around the edges of the porthole cover with one metal screw with metal washer on the top held together at one end. On the inner border of the porthole cover and at the top, there is one small metal bracket with two tiny metal screws. Straight across at the bottom of the inner borde...

    Record Type: Object

    Spare Porthole Cover from the USS George A Johnson, 1944-1966

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