Texas cutout

front of 2024.1002.23

front of 2024.1002.23

Name/Title

Texas cutout

Entry/Object ID

2024.1002.23

Description

Half circle cutout of a newspaper showing Texas sailing towards camera positioned above. Caption begins "Striking view of the U.S.S. Texas the pride of the American Navy..." Graphs on back.

Context

Battleship Texas had an extensive shakedown cruise from November 23, 1926, to September 1, 1927. She had a brief period in dry dock during June and August 1927 before her speed trials.

Collection

Historical Collections, Donation (Ryan Flynn)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Serial

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects