Name/Title
Idaho fires while Texas tows targetEntry/Object ID
2025.1017.13Description
USS Idaho fires to the left of the photo. Captioned
"'Idaho' fires while 'Texas' tows target, ten miles away. April 16, 1921"Context
Battleship Texas participated in various fleet maneuvers and exercises in the Atlantic Ocean (1919) and later Pacific Ocean from July 1919 through January 1924. Beginning in February 1923, maneuvers became known as Fleet Problems, which continued to 1939.
Lawrence Gaddis collected many souvenirs during his travels around North and South America, as well as from events held on the ship or by the crew, and articles mentioning Battleship Texas in the papers.
USS Idaho (BB-42) was a New Mexico-class battleship commissioned from March 24, 1919, to July 3, 1946. She was sold for scrap on November 24, 1947.Collection
Collection (Lawrence J. Gaddis), Historical CollectionsMade/Created
Date made
circa Apr 16, 1921Lexicon
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
