Chares Baker AP press photo

Photograph

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Battleship Texas Foundation

Front of 2023.1005.13

Front of 2023.1005.13

Name/Title

Chares Baker AP press photo

Entry/Object ID

2023.1005.13

Description

Captain Charles Baker in black and white. Caption starts "Advance for release at 6 P.M. Eastern War Time..." Back has several clippings from newspapers, including a smaller version of the front picture. Photograph used in August 23, 1955 newspaper.

Context

Battleship Texas began preparations for Operation “Dragoon,” the invasion of Southern France, on July 5, 1944. She departed Taranto for Provence on August 11, supported the landings from August 15 to August 17, and returned to Palermo on August 18, 1944.

Collection

Donation (Ryan Flynn), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa Aug 25, 1955

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