Classic Shipbuilding

Classic shipbuilding, vintage silver print glossy 7 x 9 inch fiber photograph depicting the Newport News Ship Yard in Virginia.

Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is the largest industrial employer in Virginia, and sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy submarines. Founded as the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Co. in 1886, Newport News Shipbuilding has built more than 800 ships, including both naval and commercial ships. Located in Newport News, Va., their facilities span more than 550 acres, strategically positioned in one of the great harbors of the East Coast.

Printed in the second half of the 20th century as part of the American Heritage Publishing Archive.

Verso bears original filing notations and credit stampings. In very good condition.

Provenance: From the American Heritage Publishing Archives.