Name/Title
Texas from Arkansas press photoEntry/Object ID
2023.1005.10Description
Texas in background firing starboard at Iwo Jima. Talker on Arkansas on the left side of the photo. Back has news caption titled "Texas' long guns." Written in pen "USS Texas firing at northern tip of Iwo Jima. Photo taken from USS Arkansas, 17 Feb, 1945.Context
Battleship Texas began preparations for Operation “Detachment,” the invasion of Iwo Jima, on January 23, 1945. She departed the Ulithi Islands on February 10, and supported the landings from February 16 to March 7, and returned to the Ulithi Islands on March 10, 1945.
USS Arkansas (BB-33) was a Wyoming-class battleship commissioned from September 17, 1912, to July 29, 1946. She was sunk as a part of Operation “Crossroads” on July 25, 1946.Collection
Donation (Ryan Flynn), Historical CollectionsMade/Created
Date made
circa Feb 17, 1945Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
