Yangtze River Gunboats

Object/Artifact

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Yangtze River Gunboats

Entry/Object ID

M2017.003.008

Description

Reprint of an original poster dated between 1930-1942. Bottom of poster reads, "powerful light draft naval vesels protect American lives, alleviating distress and assisting commerce on the upper Yangtze River. These gunboats penetrate regions over 1300 miles from the sea in a land where transportation and communication is primitive." U.S.S. Oahu (P.R.6) patrolling the Yangtze River during World War II. There is a duplicate copy of this poster in the same donation. Paper and ink

Collection

Prints, Posters, and Illustrations Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Poster

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects