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Title
Admiral William B. Caperton, Los Angeles, 1916
Date Created and/or Issued
November 17, 1916
1916-11-17
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
U.S. Navy Admiral William B. Caperton who served as commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet from 1916 to 1919. Photo appears with the article, "Pacific Fleet Admiral Here: "Emperor Bill" Caperton to Meet Wife; Long Parted; After Two Years of Keeping Lid on Central America; Sixteen Fighting Units are Likely to be Ours. Two-fisted Head of Western Navy," Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 1916: II1.
Text from negative sleeve: Caperton, William Adm.
Handwritten on negative: ad - Wm / Caperton
Type
image
Format
b&w glass negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_b3698_G947
ark:/21198/z1b33n4t
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Admirals--American--United States
Caperton, William Banks, 1855-1941
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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