Gatun Lake tugs

front of 2024.1016.15

front of 2024.1016.15

Name/Title

Gatun Lake tugs

Entry/Object ID

2024.1016.15

Description

Men gather at edge of deck to view tugs in water. Written "relic delays pulling us thru lake"

Context

The Washington Naval Treaty was signed in 1922, ending new battleship construction for ten years. As a result, Battleship Texas underwent significant modernization from July 31, 1925, to November 23, 1926. William Hynes was a veteran of World War I, who later joined the crew of Battleship Texas from December 31, 1922, to July 24, 1925. He joined the crew as a WT1c and left as a MM1c.

Collection

Historical Collections, Collection (William J. Hynes)

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