1948 Press Photo sailor honored in ceremony

Photograph

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Battleship Texas Foundation

Front of 2023.1001.22

Front of 2023.1001.22

Name/Title

1948 Press Photo sailor honored in ceremony

Entry/Object ID

2023.1001.22

Description

Three sailors in whites on right. Officer shaking one sailor's hand in whites. Man in foreground reading into microphone. Back says "USS Texas 1948" in blue ink, and "DI-7" in pencil.

Context

Battleship Texas sailed to the east coast in January 1946, began preparation for deactivation and donation to the State of Texas on February 13, and was in the U.S. Reserve Fleet from June 18, 1946, to April 21, 1948. She was decommissioned at San Jacinto State Park.

Collection

eBay Purchase, Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1948

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