TEX row team

Photograph

Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2024.1023.15

Name/Title

TEX row team

Entry/Object ID

2024.1023.15

Description

Row boat labelled "TEX" with ships in background. One man double fist pumps the air in middle of boat. Destroyer in background

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. Clemson-class destroyers were heavily utilized in the interwar period and World War II. Between 1918 and 1922 a total of one hundred fifty-six were built and remained in commission globally until 1948.

Collection

Collection (Orville L. Johnson), Historical Collections

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