Yachts, bumboats, for hire launches--anything that would carry passengers was pressed into service to carry eager San Diegans to the Oregon of Spanish-American War fame--the first battleship to enter San Diego. In background are three units of "The Armored Cruiser Squadron," immortalized in that fine old ward-room song.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Black and White
Subject Person or Organization
USS Oregon (BB-3)
Subject Place
Bay
San Diego Bay
County
San Diego County
Region
Southern California
State/Province
California
Country
USA
Continent
North America
Ocean
California Coast, West Coast of North America, Eastern North Pacific Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean, World Ocean
Collection
Photograph Collection
Made/Created
Artist
Pitkin, George
Date made
1911
Place
Bay
San Diego Bay
County
San Diego County
Region
Southern California
State/Province
California
Country
USA
Continent
North America
Ocean
California Coast, West Coast of North America, Eastern North Pacific Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean, World Ocean
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
Search Terms
Print, Photographic, George Pitkin, II-A-2 U.S.. Navy Battleships
