Search Results
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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.