Chicago Tribune USS Texas

Publication

Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2024.1012.17

Name/Title

Chicago Tribune USS Texas

Entry/Object ID

2024.1012.17

Description

Chicago Sunday Tribune on USS Texas published on June 20, 1915.

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. The Chicago Tribune is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and founded in 1847. Newspapers often wrote stories about Battleship Texas and her crew. While sometimes inaccurate or sensational, they showed the perceptions of the Homefront, and were collected by citizen and crew alike.

Collection

Donation (Daniel Hacker), Historical Collections

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Serial

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Publication Details

Date Published

circa Jun 20, 1915