U.S.S. Texas in Bad Weather

front of 2023.1005.54

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Name/Title

U.S.S. Texas in Bad Weather

Entry/Object ID

2023.1005.54

Description

Stern of Battleship Texas dipping through a storm. Battleship New York in distance in background riding the top of a large swell of waves.

Context

Battleship Texas operated heavily in the Caribbean from January 1915 through March 1917. While the First World War continued, the United States remained neutral. USS New York (BB-34) was the sister ship of USS Texas, and the lead ship of the New York-class battleships. She was commissioned from May 15, 1914, to August 29, 1946.

Collection

Donation (Ryan Flynn), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa Dec 16, 1916

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects