photographic print and fragment

Object number
2012.37
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.
Object Types
fragments (object portions), photographic prints
Subjects
U.S.S. Constitution