Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Island County Historical Society

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2010.P002.048c

Description

Battery Parker Gun #1. Model M1905 serial #3 mounted on M1903 serial# 74 disappearing carriage. Mounted at Battery Parker 1905, dismounted 1917. 6-inch 50 caliber gun. the camera is facing north toward Ebey's Landing. The emplacement is painted a green color to cut down on light reflection. The white recess includes three electric lights for battery illumination. Under the cover is an M1906 2-inch telescope. Also included in the parapett wall is a breach recess and a manuvering rind (Hook). Battery named after Brevet Lt Thomas D Parker 2nd US Infantry. Killed June 27, 1862 Civil War Peninsular campaign. SJK

Made/Created

Place

Location

Fort Casey

City

Coupeville, Washington

County

Island County

State/Province

Washington

Region

Cascades and Plateau, Whidbey Island

Continent

North America

Notes

Date: unknown

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

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

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