This autographed photograph of the United States Ship Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, with a certificate issued to Governor Joan Finney. Finney joined Captain Richard Amirault, William Weld, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and other U.S. governors at the Navy Yard in Charlestown, Massachusetts to sign a piece of copper sheathing that was affixed to the ship's hull. The certificate is signed by Captain Richard B. Amirault, United States Navy, 63rd in Command.
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Kansas Historical Society
United States Ship Constitution photograph and certificate - Front