Texas moored

Photograph

Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2025.1008.6

Name/Title

Texas moored

Entry/Object ID

2025.1008.6

Description

Photo of Texas from 1937, according to the writing on the back. Shot of Texas from post side in front of the bow. Bird bath visible on top of foretop. Flags on starboard fore mast yard arm.

Context

Battleship Texas was flagship of Battleship Division One from September 15, 1931, to June 27, 1937. She continued to participate in Fleet Problems throughout this period. Signal flags are a system of communications between ships abiding by the International Code of Signals.

Collection

Donation (Ryan Flynn), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1937

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