Framed cardboard image

Photograph

Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2026.1020.70

Name/Title

Framed cardboard image

Entry/Object ID

2026.1020.70

Description

Cardboard image placed in an intricate wooden frame and labeled in the image as "U.S.S. TEXAS." Scuffing is heavy throughout the frame, and image appears to have some mild spotting water damage.

Context

Battleship Texas conducted several escort missions for the Allied Powers throughout the Atlantic Ocean from December 7, 1941, to July 29, 1942. Ephriam Dickson was the executive director of Battleship Texas Foundation from June 1995 to February 1999. In addition to his duties, he conducted extensive research on and heavily collected items for the crew of Battleship Texas. He later donated his collection back to BTF.

Collection

Donation (Ephriam D. Dickson), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

1941 - 1942

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