Name/Title
U.S.S. Texas Entering Havana, CubaEntry/Object ID
2024.1031.1Description
Framed photograph donated by Martha Cannon Taratuski, owned by father and crewmember Francis Roscoe Cannon, who served on Texas at the end of WWII.
Wooden frame with no glass over the photo. Cardboard backing. Photo shows Texas sailing in from left side of shot past lighthouse in background. Captioned
"U.S.S. TEXAS ENTERING HAVANA, CUBA"
Image from February 7, 1940.Context
Battleship Texas participated in various neutrality patrols and escort missions in the North Atlantic Ocean from November 1939 to December 7, 1941.Collection
Historical CollectionsMade/Created
Date made
circa Feb 7, 1940Lexicon
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