Name/Title
Commissioning ceremonyEntry/Object ID
2026.1004.2Description
Commissioning photo taken from atop turret #4 over the stern with sailors in formation surrounding the deck. Bottom left corner torn off and top left corner has portion of another image fused to the face.Context
Battleship Texas had her keel laid at Newport News Shipbuilding on April 17, 1911, launched on May 18, 1912, and commissioned on March 12, 1914.
Samuel D. Miller (born Porfirio D. Miller) enlisted in the Navy on September 12, 1913, and was a seaman on Battleship Texas from March 12, 1914, to mid-1916. Texas was the first ship he served on, while he was a part of her commissioning crew.
Many crew members kept photo albums that each have hundreds of photos chronicling their service onboard.Collection
Historical Collections, Collection (Samuel D. Miller)Lexicon
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
