Image / USS Pennsylvania rests in the harbor, 1920-1939

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Title: USS Pennsylvania rests in the harbor, 1920-1939
Date Created and/or Issued: [Between 1920-1939]
1920/1939
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: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
The USS Pennsylvania sits the harbor, while sailors and women watch from the dock. The USS Pennsylvania was a Navy super-dreadnought battleship. It was in dry dock during the attack on Pearl Harbor and was the first ship to open fire on the Japanese.
Likely related to Los Angeles Times article, “Navy Kept in Readiness to Meet Any Emergency,” 27 Mar. 1932: A1
Text from negative sleeve: United States Navy, Ships, Pennsylvania
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_4038
ark:/21198/zz002cprmj
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Battleships--American--United States
Pennsylvania (Battleship)
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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