1942 Training Station

front of 2025.1025.1

front of 2025.1025.1

Name/Title

1942 Training Station

Entry/Object ID

2025.1025.1

Description

Panoramic photograph of three rows of sailors. Residence buildings in background. Captioned "CO.161-"42" F.W. Watt, BM2c, CO, COMDR. April 7, 1942. U.S. Naval Training Station Great Lakes, ILL." In the bottom right corner the image is signed "MOLE" underlined.

Context

Battleship Texas conducted several escort missions for the Allied Powers throughout the Atlantic Ocean from December 7, 1941, to July 29, 1942.

Collection

Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa Apr 7, 1942

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