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View from the bridge of the Battleship Minnesota

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GUSN-188114

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Description

The stereo view features a sailor using a spy-glass on the bridge of the Battleship Minnesota. He is kneeling and steadies the glass on a wooden railing. The Battleship Kentucky and the Battleship Connecticut can be seen beyond the deck.

Details

Descriptive Terms

battleships
naval ships
telescopes
stereographs
photographs

Physical Description

1 stereo view

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1926-03-23

Reference Code

PC001.04.01.USMA.0310.0080.004

Acquisition Type

Gift

Record Details

Material Type

stereographs
photographs

Other People

Thomas, Charles L.

Other Organizations

United States. Navy

Accruals Note

Original in Stereo Views - Charlestown, MA - Boston Navy Yard W.H.Bunting, The Camera's Coast: Historic Images of Ship and Shore in New England (Boston: Historic New England, 2006) pg. 86

Description Level

Item

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