Lafayette and the Transatlantic Liner Named after Him (circular, bronze, 68 mm), 1930

Item — Box: 187

Identifier: Item 98

Scope and Contents

O: Portrait of young Lafayette in uniform, facing left, signature :"Delannoy". R: a liner, with the legend "Compagnie Générale Transatlantique" above, and below: "M.S. Lafayette le plus Grand Paquebot Français à Moteur." The "Lafayette" was actually the largest ocean liner in the French Line. When it arrived in New York for the first time in May 1930, six hundred New York City school children gathered to greet it, and a "Revolutionary" masquerade party was organized on board with Marquis Jacques de Dampierre, a descendant of Lafayette, as the master of ceremonies. His name was inscribed on the sidewalk in Wall Street, where it is still visible today. The boat was destroyed by fire in 1938. Blancheteau.

Dates

1930

Creator

From the Collection: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834. (Person)
From the Collection: Lafayette, Marie Adrienne de Noailles, marquise de, 1759-1807. (Person)
From the Collection: Lafayette, Georges Washington Louis Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1779-1849. (Person)
From the Collection: Noailles de Tessé, Adrienne-Catherine, comtesse de, -1814. (Person)
From the Collection: Tessé, René Mans de Froullay, comte de, 1736-1814. (Person)
From the Collection: Beauchet, Philippe. (Person)
From the Collection: Hénin, Etiennette de Montconseil, princesse d\'. (Person)
From the Collection: Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817. (Person)
From the Collection: Pinckney, Thomas, 1750-1828. (Person)
From the Collection: Du Pont de Nemours, Pierre Samuel, 1739-1817. (Person)
From the Collection: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. (Person)
From the Collection: Bentham, Jeremy, 1748-1832. (Person)
From the Collection: Owen, Robert, 1771-1858. (Person)
From the Collection: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. (Person)
From the Collection: Marshall, John, 1755-1835. (Person)
From the Collection: Madison, James, 1751-1836. (Person)
From the Collection: Adams, John, 1735-1826. (Person)
From the Collection: Monroe, James, 1758-1831. (Person)
From the Collection: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. (Person)
From the Collection: Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850. (Person)
From the Collection: Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. (Person)
From the Collection: Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. (Person)
From the Collection: Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. (Person)
From the Collection: Willard, Emma, 1787-1870. (Person)
From the Collection: Wright, Frances, 1795-1852. (Person)
From the Collection: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. (Person)
From the Collection: Cadet de Gassicourt, C.-L. (Charles-Louis), 1769-1821. (Person)
From the Collection: Carnot, Lazare, 1753-1823. (Person)
From the Collection: France. Armée. Garde nationale (Paris) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material mainly in French, with a few items in English.

Extent

49.6 cubic feet. (49.6 cubic feet.)

Physical Storage Information

Box: 187 (Mixed Materials)

Repository Details

Repository Details

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