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February 2nd Photos Page |
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Today the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club came aboard and made a presentation in the Wardroom. They had several speakers as well as many items on display for visitors to check out and ask questions about. It was a pretty cold day for a motorcycle ride, but these guys didn't seem to mind. I spent most of my day polishing up one really ugly plate that one of my fellow Brass Team buddies showed me. It was down in the Crew Spaces just forward of the Print Shop on Deck 3. As evidenced by the photo below it was really ugly and I had to clean it up, but it was much harder than I expected. In the end though it turned out well, and oh yeah, thanks for showing it to me Frank! You probably knew I would have to clean it up once I saw it... Thanks buddy! The rest of the gang worked along the new Tour Route down on Deck 2 on brass items and Watertight Doors. Another one of the stops on the new Tour Route will be the Quick Stop Shop located just forward of the Dental area (also on the new Tour Route, along with the Sick Bay, Post Office and Machine Shop). That's about it for today, hope you enjoy the photos. Come on down and spend a day volunteering, we've got plenty to keep you busy, you don't know what you're missing! |
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| Ship's
curator introducing the Buffalo Soldiers at the beginning of their presentation. |
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of the speakers during the presentation. This gentleman was very engaging, especially with the children in the audience. He did a great job of shedding light on many little known facts of American History. I enjoyed their presentation and learned a lot too! |
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| Some
of the Club's bikes parked on the pier. There were a lot of big highway cruisers with all the perks, those guys sure know how to ride in style! For more information on the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club you can visit their website at www.njbuffalosoldiers.com. |
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| Some
of the gang working on restoring the hardware on a Watertight Door along the new Tour Route. For future reference, the Quick Stop Shop is located just through this door and on the left, heading aft. |
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these guys look like they know what they're doing of what? There
are many more to do after this one so they'll be getting plenty of practice! |
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| The finished product, Great Job, looks like new! |
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| The
door leading into the Quick Stop Shop where the crew could buy cigarettes and other items. |
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| A
peak inside the Quick Stop Shop. Anybody have any vintage
cigarette cartons (circa late 80's and early 90's) they would like to donate so we can display them on the shelves to make the display look more realistic? |
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| This
is the aforementioned really ugly brass cover. It had been exposed to something that corroded it so badly that it actually ate through the brass plating in one spot. It was a tough piece to clean up, but once I saw it I had no choice but to take it on, pretty sad eh? |
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| Here
is the after shot, shinning and back in place after a hard days work. Time to go home now and soak my fingers after this one! |
