Battleships out porthole

Photograph

Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2024.1023.24

Name/Title

Battleships out porthole

Entry/Object ID

2024.1023.24

Description

Two battleships visible through porthole. Back captioned: "View thru Porthole uss Texas 1929"

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.

Collection

Collection (Orville L. Johnson), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1929

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