Close view of the Colonial Lines Pier in New York, c.1930
This 1930s photograph grabbed my attention with its jam-packed composition and crisp morning light. Taken from the water, it is a spectacular view of the Colonial Line pier with New York City in the background.
Tell me about it:那是码头前景的钟楼吗?它会用什么?我很想在下面的评论领域听到您的想法!阅读更多
In a museum not so far far away there’s not just one, buttwo水手的工作人员的工作是如此相互联系,即使是大流行也无法改变这一点。现在,我们的图书馆信息专家和文化遗产摄影师正在发现距离“紧密工作”的外观。
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An unassuming white door is nestled in the center of a white wall you’d never even notice was there unless someone pointed it out to you. Through that door is what we callGallery 1.Inside it, a large table fills the front of the room to lay out large items. It’s filled with books, photos, drawings, and the most high-tech shelves I’ve ever seen! Seriously, these are not your grandpa’s stagnant library shelves. With the push of a button, they slide together, closing one aisle and revealing the next aisle of records.阅读更多
Noelle preparing to package & ship our most popular models, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia/USS Merrimack. Ordered via our online gift shop. (All images in this blog: Amanda Shields/Mariners’ Museum & Park)
The Gifts That Keep Giving
Back in April, at the height of Virginia’s stay-at-home orders and less than a month into the museum’s work-from-home status due to the pandemic, the only staff still physically working at the museum at the time were a skeleton crew of essential personnel. Noelle, our visitor services manager, was working from home when she noticed an order come through the online gift shop. Problem was, all of the packing and shipping had to be done while physically in the museum gift shop, but not only was the museum closed, even our park was closed. With everything going on in the world and the museum itself, I’m sure no one would have blamed Noelle for responding to the customer that the museum was closed and we just couldn’t fulfill the request at this time. After all, it was a small order from out of state, just toymodels of theUSS监视器and theCSS Virginia. Instead, she reached out to the buyer to find out more and discovered that it was a father buying the ships for his 6-year-old son’s birthday which was coming up that weekend. He explained how much his son loves the story of the监视器and theMerrimack. Noelle told him we would make it happen; if the items were shipped by Monday they would reach the family in New York in plenty of time for the little boy’s birthday that weekend. She came in Monday, packaged the models, and even included a note wishing the little mariner a happy birthday. She then confirmed that the item was picked up, and upon receiving the tracking number passed it on to the family. This special kind of dedication and empathy isn’t found everywhere, but it’s here, even behind the scenes, at the Mariners’ Museum.
自从我们由于大流行而暂时关闭以来,您是否一直在想知道水手博物馆的情况?看看我所说的“预告片”系列中的内容,它使您在幕后,以完全不同的眼光观察我们心爱的博物馆的人民和地方。This series will give you a whole new view of our galleries and our team members during the closure.The Mariners’ Museum may be closed to the public at the moment, but we have not abandoned the ship.
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The exhibits, usually so full of light and laughter, now stand still, dark, and quiet. The emergency lights cast deep shadows, beckoning to be photographed. With everything so quiet and still, the sound of each creak and tap is heard throughout every gallery. If I didn’t laugh at myself getting spooked I probably would’ve high-tailed it out of there!阅读更多
最近,我遇到了一本为乔治·W·罗珀(George W.诺福克港和汉普顿道路的造船厂和船舶维修场. Roper wrote “a short account of each yard or plant of which I have been able to obtain any reliable record, beginning with the earliest.”1
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