USS Chapel Hill Victory Ship Champagne Christening Bottle

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Description

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

Details

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)

Boxes
Plaques
Bottles
Alcoholic beverages
Beverages

Subject (Name)

Victory (Ship)

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

Chapel Hill Historical Society

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 .