The Book of Navy Songs

front cover of 2025.1018.10

front cover of 2025.1018.10

Name/Title

The Book of Navy Songs

Entry/Object ID

2025.1018.10

Description

Large book of songs owned by Charles Pratt. Brown paper dust jacket over hardcover book.

Context

Charles Pratt was an ensign onboard Battleship Texas for a brief time in 1921 and would continue to serve in the Navy until 1942. He collected much throughout his military life and beyond. Sailors and Marines often bought things from the cities they made port in, regardless of wartime or peacetime.

Collection

Collection (Charles R. Pratt), Historical Collections

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hymnal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects