Name/Title
Men leaving for shore leave post cardEntry/Object ID
2023.1005.4Description
Bow shot of ship with lots of sailors milling about. Ship positioned on left of photo. Small smoking utility boat on right side. Front caption "Liberty party from U.S.S. Texas leaving for shore leave in ship motor launch." Back stamp dates the post card to January 17, 1935. Card originally owned and/or sent to a Mr. Desmond D. Jagyi.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.
Liberty Passes were awarded to the crew of Battleship Texas when the ship made port. During that time, this pass allowed men to disembark from the ship. It wasn’t total freedom, they had strict time allowances.Collection
Donation (Ryan Flynn), Historical CollectionsLexicon
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
