The Day Peckinpaugh Under Construction in 1928

The Day Peckinpaugh is an enormous cargo ship that was built to run on the Barge Canal of New York State. With its low profile and large cargo hold, it could travel the Great Lakes and then pass easily below the canal bridges. After its retirement several years ago, it was turned into a floating museum that can travel down the Hudson River for the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s discovery of the Hudson River.

Below are a few selected panels that we created. Each of these will be placed in the hull of the ship.

The cavernous cargo area has been cleaned of the grime that accumulated over the years, and will be fitted with 14 huge banners that will hang from ceiling to floor. Brian Corbett, a principal at Bokland Custom Visuals, came up with a creative solution for hanging the banners: because the hull is made entirely of steel, strong magnets would hold up the banners without having to damage the structure.

Gettysburg National Military Park sent out the Request for Proposal, and have worked with us throughout the entire process.

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