by superadmin | May 5, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, history, VE Day, wwii
Crowd gathers in Times Square to celebrate Victory in Europe Day. CorbisOn May 8, 1945 in 1945 the US celebrated President Harry S. Truman’s 61st birthday. Thousands crowded into New York’s Times Square with news of Germany’s surrender while other celebrations of V-E...
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by superadmin | May 5, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, distance learning, free resource, history, submarine
Bowfin Submarine Sample Coloring Page As part of our new on-demand digital resource during the temporary closure, we are offering two free downloadable coloring pages for children of all ages to enjoy. If you would like to enter for a chance to be featured, follow the...
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by superadmin | May 4, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, Diver, history, Mark V, museum, navy, submarine
Emerson Emory in diving suit c.1950As we learned in the previous video, What Does a Museum Curator Do, museum curators are often tasked with caring for artifacts within their museum collections. USS Bowfin’s Museum Curator, Sarah Bellian discusses the maintenance of...
by superadmin | Apr 30, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, Artifacts, history, submarine, uss bowfin, wwii
Various Artifacts Left Aboard USS Bowfin During Bowfin’s long service between 1942 and 1971 lots of items were mistakenly left on board, some stowed so well that we still find them today. A few of the most notable objects found are: an old “Welcome Aboard” pamphlet,...
by superadmin | Apr 30, 2020 | history, periscope #BOWFINandBEYOND, submarine, wwii
Bowfin Park’s Outdoor Periscope Exhibit WWII submarines traditionally had two periscopes; a navigation or observation periscope and targeting, or commander’s, periscope. The observation scope, used to scan the sea surface and sky, typically had a wide...
