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The bag contains the remains of the broken champagne bottle used to christen the USS Chapel Hill Victory. The bottle was placed in the bag prior to the christening.
Transcription: Christening Bottle S.S. Chapel Hill Victory Launched December 4, 1944 Miss Betsy Anne Bowman, Sponsor

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Title
USS Chapel Hill Victory Ship Champagne Christening Bottle
Date (Text)
December 4, 1944
Date
1944-12-04
Geographic Coverage
Chapel Hill (N.C.)
Orange County (N.C.)
Subject (Images)
Subject (Name)
Type
Physical object
Format
Boxes (containers)
Bottles
Language
English
Standard Rights Statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Digitization Notes
This item was digitized as part of the Digital Public Library of America Hubs Pilot, a project supported by the Digital Public Library of America with funding provided by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
Contributing Institution
Contact Information
Chapel Hill Historical Society | P.O. Box 9032 Chapel Hill, NC 27515-9032 | Email: chhistoricalsociety@gmail.com |Phone: 919-929-1793
Digital Collection
Images of North Carolina
Linked Resources
Images of from the christening at .

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