Target Range

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Name/Title

Target Range

Entry/Object ID

2025.1008.41

Description

Shot taken from a hill of line of landing forces at a gun range. Captioned "Target Practice Guantanamo, Cuba"

Context

Battleship Texas participated in various fleet maneuvers and exercises in the Atlantic Ocean (1919) and later Pacific Ocean from July 1919 through January 1924. Beginning in February 1923, maneuvers became known as Fleet Problems, which continued to 1939. Sailors who were members of Landing Forces wore khaki articles over their blues. Included leggings and cartridge belts.

Collection

Donation (Ryan Flynn), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1924

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