Sepia tone photo of troopship U.S.S. Leviathan on Hudson River nearing the Battery, n.d., ca. March - Dec. 1918.
Entry/Object ID
2012.004.0010.01
Description
Sepia-tone photo of the troopship U.S.S. Leviathan on Hudson River nearing the Battery, no date, circa March - December 1918.
6" high x 7-1/2" wide print. Photographer not indicated. Reverse has an illegible ink name; drymount tissue and remains of paper mounting tape.
Note: this item was originally framed with a U.S.S. Leviathan tally ribbon; see objects 2012.004.0010.02 or related.
The ship was part of the U.S. Army Transport Service based at the U.S. Army Port of Embarkation in Hoboken during World War I. The vessel was the former Hamburg-America Line's Vaterland that was confiscated and converted for transporting members of the American Expeditionary Forces across the Atlantic to France.
The stern and starboard side of the ocean liner is seen outbound from Hoboken with a large number of men on the upper decks. The photo is looking southeast and was taken from a New Jersey vantage point with the west side of lower Manhattan in the background.
Camouflage pattern in the British style called dazzle is painted on the hull and superstructure. It was painted in March 1918 and remained on it until December 1918 when the the ship was repainted an overall gray. (Per: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-l/id1326.htm)
Notable New York structures include near the left: Singer tower, Equitable Life.
Acquisition
Accession
2012.004
Source or Donor
Found in collection
Acquisition Method
Found in Collection
Credit Line
Museum Collections.
Made/Created
Artist
n/a
Date made
1918 - 1918
Place
Location
New York City
Notes
Date: 1918-1918
Dimensions
Height
5 in
Width
7 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Fair
General Notes
Note
Notes: Received with original contemporary matte (unframed), brittle and broken in several pieces with some losses; no markings and not retained.
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2012-10-04
