[Negative of Front and Deck View of the Evaleeta]

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Negative of the Evaleeta taken from the bowsprit showing the front of the ship and its deck with several sailors visible. The one closet to the camera is presumably Ralph Sprinkle sitting near the bow in a white t-shirt and dark pants. Behind him are two shirtless sailors with their back turned and even further back a man in a long-sleeved shirt and cap is sitting hunched over. On the left side of the ship a lone man stands in the shade of one of Evaleeta's large sails.

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Creator: Unknown. August 1942.

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Negative of the Evaleeta taken from the bowsprit showing the front of the ship and its deck with several sailors visible. The one closet to the camera is presumably Ralph Sprinkle sitting near the bow in a white t-shirt and dark pants. Behind him are two shirtless sailors with their back turned and even further back a man in a long-sleeved shirt and cap is sitting hunched over. On the left side of the ship a lone man stands in the shade of one of Evaleeta's large sails.

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[Front and Deck View of the Evaleeta] (Photograph)

[Front and Deck View of the Evaleeta]

Photograph of the Evaleeta taken from the bowsprit showing the front of the ship and its deck with three sailors visible. The one closet to the camera is presumably Ralph Sprinkle sitting near the bow in a white t-shirt and dark pants. Behind him is a shirtless sailor with his back turned and even further back a man in a long-sleeved shirt and cap is sitting hunched over.

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  • August 1942

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[Negative of Front and Deck View of the Evaleeta], photograph, August 1942; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1661496/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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