Name/Title
Chain of shipsEntry/Object ID
2026.1001.2Description
Associated Press photograph of ships in Atlantic Ocean. Photograph taken from superstructure of Texas. Ships in the background have been drawn over to make more visible. Only three ships, including Texas, are actually present in the image unedited.
Excerpt from article taped to back labels the ship as being both near Australia and in the Atlantic. Texas not near Australia at this time of war, likely Atlantic.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 CollectionsMade/Created
Date made
circa May 14, 1942Lexicon
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
