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IDNO:
051918
Title:
PFC Russell L. McIlwain, Long Beach, Ca.
Date:
1936
Description:
McIlwain was part of the 7th Division Marine Detachment and a crew member on the U.S.S. West Virginia.
IDNO:
051919
Title:
United States Naval Ship
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
Photograph of the ship taken from the U.S.S. West Virginia.
IDNO:
051920
Title:
Admirals Visiting the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1937
Description:
Two unidentified admirals are pictured in their dress uniforms.
IDNO:
051925
Title:
View of the San Francisco Bay from the Deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
The bay is seen in the distance.
IDNO:
051926
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia at Dry Dock in Washington, D. C.
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
A crew works on the battleship in the dock area.
IDNO:
051928
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia at Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wa.
Date:
1936/09
Description:
Crew members surround the battleship as its anchored near the dock.
IDNO:
051929
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock at Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wa.
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
Ladders surround the battleship.
IDNO:
051930
Title:
View of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge from Deck of U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
A sailor walks along the deck while the ship passes the bridge.
IDNO:
051931
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Marine Whale Boat Crew
Date:
1936
Description:
Kneeling in the front row, from left to right, is PFC Meihold; Private Grewohl; PFC Dunning; and Private Hayes.Standing in the back, from left to right, is Corporal Pop Winn Coxswain; PFC Rottier; Private Hill; CPL Marquez; Private Davis; Private McIntyre; PFC Shumacher; and 1st Lieutenant Davis.
IDNO:
051932
Title:
View of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge from Deck of U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
Looking at the bridge from the deck of the battleship.
IDNO:
051933
Title:
Sailors Observe San Francisco Bay Bridge on Deck of U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
Sailors idle beneath the ship's gun barrel while passing the bridge.
IDNO:
051934
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Enroute to Seattle, Wa. from San Francisco, Ca.
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
View from the battleship's deck during the voyage.
IDNO:
051935
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Homecoming
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
Sailors and Naval officers fill the battleship's deck.
IDNO:
051936
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Motor Launch Crew
Date:
1936
Description:
A crew consisting of a cox, and engineer and two extra men are pictured on the stem of the boat, which was used to take enlisted men ashore. The boat carries about 125 men and is 50 feet long.
IDNO:
051937
Title:
Naval Officer Inspect Crew Aboard U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1937
Description:
Captain Spears and his inspecting party make a routine inspection.
IDNO:
051938
Title:
Sailor Beside U.S.S. West Virginia Gun and Port
Date:
1936
Description:
An unidentified crew member leans against the 5" gun and port.
IDNO:
051939
Title:
Sailor Boarding a Motor Boat by High-Line Transfer
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
A sailor is transferred to the motor boat by gliding down a rope and pulley system. Motor boats were used to carry enlisted men ashore. Photo taken from the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia. An unidentified battleship lurks in the background.
IDNO:
051940
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia at Sea
Date:
1936
IDNO:
051941
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Crane Hoisting "Punt" Boat
Date:
1936
Description:
A sailor stands in the boat while it's being raised by the battleship's crane. The "punt" boat was used only to paint the sides of the ship. The boat pictured on the far left is a whale boat, which is used as a life boat and is also used in racing. The boat on the right is called a "racing cutter" and is also used as a life boat and in cutter racing.
IDNO:
051942
Title:
Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
Hepburn was Commander-in-Chief of the United States Navy Fleet.
IDNO:
051944
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia en Route to Bremerton, Wa. Navy Yard
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
The battleship's deck is briefly flooded by seawater.
IDNO:
051946
Title:
Workers Adjusting U.S.S. West Virginia Propellars
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
A group of men are scattered along the dry dock inspecting and repairing the ship.
IDNO:
051947
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Firing Guns
Date:
1936
Description:
Two sailors on the deck observe the gunfire.
IDNO:
051948
Title:
Liberty Boat Going Ashore from U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
A boat speeds across the sea while the U.S.S. West Virginia lurks in the background.
IDNO:
051949
Title:
Ships Used in Making the "Mutiny on the Bounty", Long Beach, Ca.
Date:
1936
Description:
The ships used in the "Mutiny on the Bounty" motion picture.
IDNO:
051951
Title:
Vice Admiral Kalbfus Returning Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1937
Description:
Kalbfus is welcomed by 8 side boys, full guard, and band as well as the orderly duty and the quartermasters.
IDNO:
051952
Title:
All Hands on Deck, U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
The U.S.S. West Virginia crew organized on the deck.
IDNO:
051953
Title:
Captain W. R. Furlong and Captain W. O. Spears Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1937
Description:
The old captain of the ship, William R. Furlong (right), stands beside the new captain of the ship, William O. Spears (left).
IDNO:
051955
Title:
Scout Plane Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
The plane sits on the battleship's deck.
IDNO:
051956
Title:
Visiting Admiral Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
The admiral is greeted with a band and guard as he boards the ship.
IDNO:
051957
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia's Main Mast
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
Looking up at the mast from the ship's deck.
IDNO:
051958
Title:
Anti-Aircraft Guns on U.S.S. West Virginia Boat Deck
Date:
1936
Description:
Crew members fire the 5" guns.
IDNO:
051959
Title:
Captain W. R. Furlong on the Navigation Bridge of the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1937
Description:
Captain William Furlong peers out at the navigation bridge during a U.S.S. West Virginia voyage.
IDNO:
051960
Title:
Stern of U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
One of the two scout planes on the U.S.S. West Virginia sits on the stern deck.
IDNO:
051961
Title:
Officers Transported on Motor Boats to the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
The motor boats were used to transport enlisted men to and from shore.
IDNO:
051962
Title:
Bow of U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
View looking at the 16" guns.
IDNO:
051963
Title:
Officers' Motor Boat Beside the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1937
Description:
The motor boat that carries the officers to and from shore idles beside the battleship.
IDNO:
051964
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Crashing through Wave
Date:
1937
Description:
The battleship out at sea.
IDNO:
051965
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia in Navy Yard Dry Dock somewhere in Washington
Date:
1936
Description:
A crew tends to the ship.
IDNO:
051966
Title:
Battleship Laying Smoke Screen
Date:
1937
Description:
Thick, black smoke billows from an unidentified battleship.
IDNO:
051967
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Out at Sea
Date:
1936
Description:
Crew members look out to the sea from the deck.
IDNO:
051968
Title:
Capsized Sail Boat Off of U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1937
Description:
Crew members hanging out of the West Virginia and in a smaller boat alongside attempt to right the overturned boat.
IDNO:
051969
Title:
Captain William Furlong Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
Captain Furlong was commander of the ship.
IDNO:
051970
Title:
U.S.S. Crane Ship No. 2, Bremerton, Wa.
Date:
1936
Description:
Crane ship docked at the Navy yard.
IDNO:
051971
Title:
Navy Landing, Long Beach, Ca.
Date:
1937
Description:
A crowd awaits the U.S.S. West Virginia crew returning from a voyage. The boat on the left is the captain's "gig."