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Grand Ball menuEntry/Object ID
2026.1020.29Scope and Content
Grand Ball program. Ball was conducted by the crew of Battleship Texas on September 1, 1928, on the USS Illinois.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.
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.
USS Illinois (BB-7) was the lead ship of her class of battleship. She was commissioned from September 16, 1901, to May 15, 1920. She was converted into a floating armory in 1924 after the Washington Naval Treaty and sold for scrap on May 18, 1956.Collection
Donation (Ephriam D. Dickson), Historical CollectionsLexicon
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Date(s) of Creation
Sep 1, 1928
