Although Vernon Howe Bailey is perhaps best known for his sketches of New York City skyscrapers, his drawings of navy yards are of particular significance. Bailey was the first artist authorized by the United States Government to make drawings of navy yards, gun shops and munition plants. In fact, Bailey won the Official Thanks of Josephus Daniel, the former Secretary of the Navy. In this piece done in 1934 we see the cruiser U.S.S. Chester undergoing repair. Had Bailey not been permitted to make these sketches, these important moments in U.S. history may have been forgotten.
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