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Photographer: Andrew Ruppenstein
Taken: March 29, 2009
Caption: First Wireless Station Marker - Closeup of Centennial Seal
Additional Description: The marker is located on the grounds of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, which closed in 1996. The marker was erected in 1954 as part of the Shipyard's centennial celebrations. The picture above is a closeup of the Shipyard's centennial seal, with the top half inscribed "Mare Island Centennial", with the date 1854 below next to a naval ship of the era, and the bottom half inscibed "September 16-17-18-19 1954", directly below a depiction of a modern warship.
Submitted: December 30, 2009, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p91222
File Size: 0.156 Megabytes

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