Liberty party

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Collection Type

Photography

GUSN

GUSN-188109

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General photographic collection
Stereo views
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Charlestown
Massachusetts - Charlestown - US Navy Yard
Liberty party
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Stereo views
  - Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Massachusetts - Charlestown
        Massachusetts - Charlestown - US Navy Yard
        Mascot of the Flagship Connecticut
        Liberty party (current record)
        One of the close shaves of a sailor's life
        View from the bridge of the Battleship Minnesota
        Ship's tailor

Description

The color sterograph features a boat filled with sailors going on shore leave. The two dozen or so men are leaning toward the camera and are relaxed and smiling.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boats
military personnel
military uniforms
stereographs
photographs

Physical Descrption

1 stereo view

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1926-03-23

Reference Code

PC001.04.01.USMA.0310.0080.002

Acqusition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

7 x 3.5 (HxW)(inches)

Record Details

Material Type

stereographs
photographs

Other Organizations

United States. Navy

Subjects

Sailor

Accruals Note

Original in Stereo Views - Charlestown, MA - Boston Navy Yard W.H.Bunting, The Camera's Coast: Historic Images of Ship and Shore in New England (Boston: Historic New England, 2006) pg. 87

Description Level

Item

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