Sailors stack each other

Photograph

Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2024.1023.16

Name/Title

Sailors stack each other

Entry/Object ID

2024.1023.16

Description

Three sailors on top each other's shoulders. Two men add support. One crouches in front. Two float planes on catapult in background.

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 L. Johnson enlisted into the Marine Corps on December 19, 1927. He later joined the crew of Battleship Texas from June 6, 1928, to May 1930. Johnson collected hundreds of photographs throughout his time on Texas and competed in the rowing championships held within the fleet.

Collection

Collection (Orville L. Johnson), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

1929 - 1930

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