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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

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 .
Accessibility Statement
Archival Content: this is a digital surrogate of an item that was created before April 26, 2027. It is presented here for research, reference or recordkeeping. For help accessing this material, please visit https://www.digitalnc.org/about/policies/accessibility/

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