Ester

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Type: Bugeye

Year: 1891

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Location: St. Peters

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These records are found in the online catalog of The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News, Virginia. Uncurated search results are presented to give researchers and interested readers an idea of whether the museum’s archives contain information about this vessel and whether it may be worthwhile to visit the museum’s catalog search page for further investigation. Uncurated results may be inaccurate or incomplete.

Search mode: Exact Name. Search phrase(s): "Ester". Results returned: 11. Results displayed in this table: 11.

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Fetch?Row IDMediaDateVesselPlaceRelated PlacesInscription/MarksSubjectNotesArchive Number
1P0003-01--L-119871/20/1945Col. Joseph F. Taulbee (Motorboat : 1945).; Tarazed (Steamship : 1942).View of Mrs. Esther Zooga Preyss, wife of T/Sgt. Leonard Preyss; and Manuel E. Boteilho, Fall River, Mass., Immigrant Inspector, Post Office Building, HRPE, Newport News, Va. T/Sgt. Preyss, 12020085, Bronx, New York, Signal Corps, Shipment CC-4-2, Rotational Group, was stationed at the Iceland Base Command, Reykjavik, Iceland, from 5 Sep 41 to 10 Jan 45, and he met his wife in Reykjavik. Mrs. Preyss was on her way to join her husband's family in the Bronx. T/Sgt. Preyss enlisted in the Army 22 Oct. 40 and went overseas 5 Sep 41. They were married 2 Apr. 44. Mrs. Preyss learned to speak English in school in Iceland and also from her father, who was an Oxford graduate. Before marrying, Mrs. Preyss was a dress-maker in Reykjavik. The couple debarked from the Harbor Boat LT. COL. JOSEPH F. TAULBEE on the southside of Pier 6, HRPE; having been transported on the YSAT TARAZAD (BO-46) (sic) which docked at NOB. Photo taken at HRPE, Newport News, Va.A woman sits across from a man at his desk, completing paperwork to enter the country.P0003/01-#L-11987
2No image URL.Navy spouses.; Etiquette.The answer book on naval social customs __ __by Ester Wier and Dorothy Coffin Hickey ; illustrated by Grace W. HarrisonLB18857
3MS63-766-2 Skipjack Ruth A Thomas9/4/1939Ruth A. Thomas (Sloop : 1914).; Esther W. (Sloop : 1914).Salisbury (Md.).Envelope: "Skipjacks Ruth A. Thomas (fore) Ester W. Salesbury 9-4-39"Skipjacks–Maryland–Salisbury.; Sloops–Maryland–Salisbury.; Dwellings–Maryland–Salisbury.; Automobiles–Maryland–Salisbury.Shows an overhead view of two slops moored side by side. There is no caption for this negative.MS0063/01-766#0766-B
4MS63-766-1 Skipjack Ruth A Thomas9/4/1939Ruth A. Thomas (Sloop : 1914).; Esther W. (Sloop : 1914).Salisbury (Md.).Envelope: "Skipjacks Ruth A. Thomas (fore) Ester W. Salesbury 9-4-39"Skipjacks–Maryland–Salisbury.; Sloops–Maryland–Salisbury.; Dwellings–Maryland–Salisbury.; Automobiles–Maryland–Salisbury.Shows an overhead view of two slops moored side by side. There is no caption for this negative.MS0063/01-766#0766-A
5COHANSEY LIGHT HOUSE, N. J., DURING THE GREAT STORM, OCT 23RD, 1878CL8184
6P0003-01--L-70693/27/1944Port of Embarkation, Hampton Roads, Va. (U.S.).; United States. Army. Women's Army Corps.; General William Mitchell (Steamship : 1944).L7069 - Seven Army Nurses formerly attached to HRPE on USS Gen. W. Mitchell. 3-27-44 Official Photograph, U. S. Army Signal Corps, HRPE, Newport News, Va. "SECRET Authority WD Cir 346 October 15, 1942 Initials WCS Date 3 APR 1944" stamped in red ink.Embarkation (Military science).A group of Medical Corps WACs in uniform are seated together on board ship.P0003/01-#L-7069
7MS63-756-1 Bow Skipjacks9/4/1939Esther W. (Sloop : 1914).Salisbury (Md.).Envelope: "Bow s[k]ipjacks Ruth A Thomas & Esther W."Skipjacks–Maryland–Salisbury.; Sloops–Maryland–Salisbury.; Warehouses–Maryland–Salisbury.; Ship decoration–Maryland–Salisbury.Shows a port side view of the bow of a sloop moored in front of warehouse that reads "Tilghman's". Item 0757 shows this to be in Salisbury, MD, on September 4, 1939. There is no caption for this negative.MS0063/01-756#0756-A
8MS63-757 Skipjacks9/4/1939Ruth A. Thomas (Sloop : 1914).Envelope: "Skipjacks Ester W. (fore) Ruth A. Thomas. Salesbury 9-4-39"Skipjacks–Maryland–Salisbury.; Sloops–Maryland–Salisbury.; Warehouses–Maryland–Salisbury.Shows two sloops moored side by side in front of warehouse that reads "Tilghman's". There is no caption for this negative.MS0063/01-757#0757
9P0003-01--E-66732/26/1944E6673 - Mrs. Madeline Carroll Hamilton visits with fellow Red Cross workers at the Station Hospital , Camp Patrick Henry. L. to R. starting with front row are: Wilma Pippert, Elton R. Mead Red Cross Field Director at CPH, MAdeline Carroll Hamilton, Rebekah C. Preston, Asst. Field Director Anne Hockstein, Ester Patz, Kathleen Tate, Elizabeth J. Hadley, Mrs. Estelle K. Abernathy of 126 James River Dr., Hilton Village, Va., and Mrs C. Alderson of 319 Hurley Ave, Hilton Cillage, Va. The latter three are Grey Ladies of the Newport News-Warwick County Chapter of the American Red Cross. 2-26-44 Official Photograph, U. S. Army Signal Corps, HRPE, Newport News, Va.Military hospitals–Virginia–Newport News.Madeleine Carroll, a star of silent and "talkie" films through the mid-40s, joined the Red Cross after the death of her sister in a London air raid. Here she is shown visiting wounded soldiers.P0003/01-#E-6673
10No image URL.Buckroe Beach (Hampton, Va.).This small collection documents Buckroe Beach Park, an amusement park existing at Buckroe Beach, Hampton, VA. The Park, which was razed in 1991, operated from 1897 to 1985.MS0681
11E1143712/25/1944United States. Army. Women's Army Corps–Portraits.Shown are WACs of Barracks A, Lower floor, reading left to right, 1st row, Pfc. Ester Olseen, A-706638, home, Duluth, Minn., Sgt. Natalie Anita Smith, A-501500, home, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1st Sgt. "Bed-Check", T/5 Mary E. Smith, A-501659, home, Ashland, Ky., and Pfc. Lois Laughlen, A-910117, home, Tacoma, Washington. Second row, left to right, Pvt. McGovern, 313485, home, Pittsburg, Pa., Cpl. Ann Weathers, A-502618, home, Indianapolis, Ind., T/5 Ballard, A-504728, home, Charleston, W. Va., Pfc. Mary Pfau, A-610803, home, Indianapolis, Ind., T/4 Mary Sofca, A-201299, home, Long Island, N.Y., Cpl. Amy Bastiani, A-609435, home, Milwaukee, Wisc., Pfc. Lois Laughlen is visiting her old company. Photo taken at Barracks A, NAB, HRPE, Norfolk, Va.Christmas trees–Virginia–Norfolk.; Dogs–Virginia–Norfolk.Group portrait of ten WACs seated around a Christmas tree, their pet dog is lying in the middle before the tree.P0003/01-#E-11437

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