Marine whale-boat race

Photograph

Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2024.1023.20

Name/Title

Marine whale-boat race

Entry/Object ID

2024.1023.20

Description

Photo with top right and left corners cut. Several boats race to the right. Two battleships to left. Texas in far background to right of cage-masted ship. Captioned: "MARINE WHALE-BOAT RACE."

Context

Battleship Texas was flagship of the United States Fleet from September 1, 1927, to September 15, 1931. Admirals Wiley, Pratt, and Chase served as Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet in that time. Orville Johnson collected photos throughout his time as a sailor onboard Battleship Texas from 1929 to 1930.

Collection

Historical Collections, Collection (Orville L. Johnson)

Made/Created

Date made

1929 - 1930

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