In 1898, the Moran Bros. Company shipyard in Seattle launched the USS Rowan (also TB-8), a Navy torpedo boat which was the first war vessel built in the State of Washington. An estimated 10,000 people came to watch the ceremony on Elliott Bay during which the boat was christened by Adria Maude (Semple) Moale Langdon (1872-1947) the wife of Navy Lieutenant Edward Moale, Jr. ( 1866-1903).
Caption information source: "The Rowan is Launched," The Seattle Daily Times, April 10, 1898, p. 8. Caption information source: "L. B. Young Dies While on Outing at Hope Island," The Seattle Daily Times, June 11, 1923, p.1.
Physical Description: 1 invitation ; 5 x 8 in. folded to 5 x 4 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv73724
Credit: MOHAI, Lawrence Denny Lindsley Photographs, 1969.5072.102
