The S.S. "Muhlenberg Victory" leaves the dry dock and slides into the water. The S.S. "Muhlenberg Victory" was launched on July 9, 1945 at the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards in Baltimore, MD.
The S.S. "Muhlenberg Victory" is officially launched. The S.S. "Muhlenberg Victory" was launched on July 9, 1945 at the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards in Baltimore, MD.
Five gentlemen standing before Haas Library. (Left to right): Registrar Harry A. "Haps" Benfer; Sherwood Mercer; Dr. John D.M. Brown, English professor; Dean Robert C. Horn; and unidentified gentleman.
View of the library (Haas College Center) from the president's garden, with a view of the statue of General John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg. Ca. 1940s. From the collection of Sarah Fister Van Auken.
Staff members posing with a truckload of packages of "General Pete" stationery, bound for Muhlenberg servicemen. From left to right: Oscar Bernheim, Robert C. Horn, unidentified female, Gordon Fister, "Haps" Benfer.
A group of Naval and Marine officers, as well as unidentified faculty. Pictured center is Naval Lt. Commander Frederick L. Douthit; to his left is Marine Captain M.N. Scelsi.
Marine and Navy contingents standing at attention on Academic Row with the Science Building (Trumbower Hall) and the Library (Haas College Center) in the background.