Search Results
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 051935
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Homecoming
- Date:
- ca. 1936-1937
- Description:
- Sailors and Naval officers fill the battleship's deck.
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 051947
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Firing Guns
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- Two sailors on the deck observe the gunfire.
- 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:
- 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:
- 051962
- Title:
- Bow of U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- View looking at the 16" guns.
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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."