Ship Christenings. U.S. Navy photogrpaph Lot 3000-S-9 (25679192645)

Lot 3000-S-9: USS New York (BB 34), after the launch on October 30, 1912, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City, New York. The ship’s sponsor was Elsie Calder, the daughter of New York politician William M. Calder. Detroit Photographic Company. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/03/10).