Roster of 1895 Texas

front of 2024.1001.156

front of 2024.1001.156

Name/Title

Roster of 1895 Texas

Entry/Object ID

2024.1001.156

Description

Purple book was likely a faded blue Contains a list of crewmembers on board USS Texas from 1902 to 1906. Photos within and in back cover. Gold wreath on back

Context

The 1895 Texas was the 1st ship named USS Texas. She was a pre-dreadnought battleship commissioned from August 15, 1895, to February 11, 1911. Cruise books are not official Navy publications, and operate similar to a yearbook complete with photographs from that ships cruise.

Collection

eBay Purchase, Historical Collections

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Roster

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

List

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Book Details

Date Published

circa Mar 1906