New flagship

Photograph

Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2024.1001.141

Name/Title

New flagship

Entry/Object ID

2024.1001.141

Description

Texas sailing after modernization in 1927. Back photo has article explaining Texas passes under the Brooklyn Bridge. Photo by Underwood. Large excerpt on back.

Context

Battleship Texas was flagship of the United States Fleet from September 1, 1927, to September 15, 1931. Admirals Wiley, Pratt, and Chase served as Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet in that time.

Collection

eBay Purchase, Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa Sep 7, 1927

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