Church service in air castle

Photograph

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Battleship Texas Foundation

Front of 2023.1001.29

Front of 2023.1001.29

Name/Title

Church service in air castle

Entry/Object ID

2023.1001.29

Description

Alter in ship compartment with chaplain/preacher on right. White sheet with Greek cross on left. Back says "the alter stage ready for Texas services..." Christmas 1941.

Context

Battleship Texas conducted several escort missions for the Allied Powers throughout the Atlantic Ocean from December 7, 1941, to July 29, 1942.

Collection

eBay Purchase, Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa Dec 25, 1941

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects