Name/Title
Texas stampEntry/Object ID
2024.1032.35Description
From a donated collection of individual photographs and pages out of a 1930s Texas crewmember's photo album. Items donated by the Los Angeles Maritime Museum. LAMM accession numbers (featured on back) correspond to BTF accession numbers
FA2010.3698.01 is cataloged as 2024.1032.1 and on through the collection.
Clipping from unknown newspaper. Shows Texas cresting wave in dress.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.
Clarence C. Clifton enlisted on August 2, 1926, and joined the crew of Battleship Texas on October 12, 1926, as a S2c. He was promoted to S1c in the summer of 1927 and remained stationed on Texas through 1930.
Many crew members kept photo albums that each have hundreds of photos chronicling their service onboard.Collection
Collection (Clarence C. Clifton), Historical CollectionsLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Clipping, NewspaperNomenclature Primary Object Term
ClippingNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
