VIDEO: Classic footage of the SS United States
The Big U and the Manhattan skyline... what could be better? Video courtesy of Nick Starace Like what you see? Be sure to visit the SS...
The Life of Harry Manning, First Captain of the SS United States
Blog post author Michael G. Jedd is an SS United States Conservancy member. Harry Manning was born in Germany in 1897. He emigrated to...
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: SS United States arrives in New York for maiden voyage
This week means so very much to the story of America's Flagship. Photo courtesy of Henry Brunjes June 20th, 1952: The SS United States is...
Charter Weeks, Documentarian
Mr. Weeks, a photographer and filmmaker, shares this story: Our principal interest was documentary filmmaking, and in order to get hired...
Opportunity Beckons for the SS United States
The Empire State VI -- the training ship at the State University of New York's Maritime College -- will soon be decommissioned, and SUNY...
45 YEARS AGO TODAY: The United States Bought the United States
The House had approved the measure. The U.S. Senate did the same. When President Richard Nixon officially put pen to paper on May 17,...
