Name/Title
Mascot "Buster Sr" (framed)Entry/Object ID
2024.1007.252Description
Photo sent home to family by John Lamson during or after WWI. Framed by Lamson's family members.
Photo is of Buster Sr, one of the many mascots of Battleship TexasContext
Battleship Texas arrived in Scapa Flow on February 11, 1918, where she joined the British Grand Fleet. She patrolled the North Sea throughout 1918, escorted the German High Seas Fleet to surrender on November 21, and departed the Grand Fleet on December 1, 1918.
John Lamson was a MM1c on Battleship Texas from May 1917 to June 1919. Throughout his time on Texas, he sent a letter to his family at least once a week, often more. Longer stretches of absence are explained either by movement across the Atlantic, or with the Grand Fleet.Collection
Collection (John F. Lamson), Historical CollectionsMade/Created
Date made
May 1917 - Jun 1919Lexicon
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