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[Photograph of Men on U.S.S. Texas]

Description: Photograph of men standing together and conversing in front of the U.S.S. Texas hangar, with three of them wearing Navy dress whites, Charles A. Lindbergh dressed as a pilot, and three others wearing suits and ties. A handwritten note above the photo says "Lindy Visits Texas."
Date: unknown
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Captain's Crew]

Description: Photograph of five men who worked in the captain's office of U.S.S. Texas, taken in the captain's office. The names of the men are handwritten on the photo, and identify them as, left to right: (back row) Howard O'Neill, Billy Ganaur, and Bill Bobbett; and (front row) Alfred Ortolani and C. J. Pennington.
Date: unknown
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Crew Members]

Description: Photograph of crew members of U.S.S. Texas standing in front of one of the gun turrets. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "U.S.S. Texas - Panama - Feb. 1846, 'E Div. Gang'" and names the men in the photo as Kuzsera, Kot, Sims, Potter, Moriority, and Sinnette.
Date: February 1946
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas Basketball Team]

Description: Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas basketball team posing for a team photo. The bottom row of men are seated on the bottom step, and the five men on the top row are standing on the next step up. This team was the Pacific Fleet champions in 1919-20. Three of the men are named on the photograph, and the other have been identified by a Portal user: (Top row, left to right) Brown, Gray, Couble, Bott, Redman. (Bottom row, left to right) Hudock, Norton, Kincaid, Swift). According to the user: "Names vi… more
Date: [1919..1920]
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of a Naval Ceremony at the Puget Sound Navy Yard]

Description: Photograph of a naval ceremony taking place at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Washington. Here Captain F. F. Rogers is seen relieving Captain S. A. Taffinder of his command of the U.S.S. Texas. The U.S.S. Texas is docked right behind the men. All of the officers and sailors are dressed in their fine uniforms.
Date: November 21, 1936
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of Claudia Lyon at U.S.S. Texas Launching]

Description: Photograph of Claudia Lyon holding a large bouquet and a bottle attached to a rope. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Miss Claudia Lyon, aged 10 years. Daughter of Col. Cecil A. Lyon, American statesman, and niece of C. Otto Forster Braun of Springfort. Sponsor at launching of U.S. battleship 'Texas' - largest vessel in American Navy and first to carry the new 14-inch guns. Youngest person to act as sponsor at launching of a vessel in American Navy. This photo shows the little g… more
Date: 1912~
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of 1945 U.S.S. Texas Chief Yeoman]

Description: Photograph of three men in Navy uniforms. A handwritten note on the back of the photo names and describes the men: "Chief yeomen serving aboard the U.S.S. Texas during 1945. Chief Corky, standing, worked for engineering officer. Chief Tarrant, left seated, worked in captain's office. Chief Hawkins, right seated, worked in executive officer office."
Date: 1945
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Sailors]

Description: Photograph of a group of sailors from U.S.S. Texas standing together. A note on the back of the photo says "My dad, Ellsworth Floyd Russel, is the tallest sailor in the photo (3rd from left, last row). Donated by his son, William A. Russell, Akron, OH."
Date: unknown
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of Admiral Bryant and Captain Baker]

Description: Photograph of Rear Admiral Carleton Bryant standing with Captain Charles Baker on board the U.S.S. Texas in the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York. According to the photo, the large shell between the men was one that "penetrated the ship off Cherbourg." Both men are wearing their black dress uniforms, with the ship's large guns looming overhead.
Date: October 12, 1944
Creator: United States. Navy.
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of Band #9 on the U.S.S. Texas]

Description: Photograph of Band #9 just recently out of the U.S. Navy School of Music. In this picture the band is divided into three rows of men, the front row is kneeling and the top two are standing; the officer of the band is seated in the middle on the front row. This picture was taken in May 1940, on the U.S.S. Texas and the names of the men are written on the back in order from left to right.
Date: May 1940
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of R. W. Coyne in U.S.S. Texas Navigation Office]

Description: Photograph of two men in a small office on U.S.S. Texas. A note included with the photo describes the scene: "The view of the navigation office to the right of the entrance and opposite the desk: The individual standing is R. W. Coyne, a photo striker. He did not live in the office. He is probably using a paper cutter to trim the borders of photographs. I (sewing) am seated on the cover of an opening through which 40mm clips of ammunition were passed to supply the 40mm quad just outside the off… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of Tom Clark in U.S.S. Texas Navigation Office]

Description: Photograph of two men wearing plain uniforms sitting in the navigation office on board U.S.S. Texas. Folded bunks are visible on the left side of the image, against the outer bulkhead. Tom Clark (right) is seated on a metal file which holds the photographer's 4 x 5 negatives next to an open camera case used for a 4 x 5 Speed Graphic camera. Lockers and a door to a storage compartment are partially visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
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