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Seen from behind, three Navy submarines on display to the public in the San Pedro harbor, 1932

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Title: Seen from behind, three Navy submarines on display to the public in the San Pedro harbor, 1932
Date Created and/or Issued: July 31, 1932
1932-07-31
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.
Seen from behind, three Navy submarines, USS Narwhal, USS Nautilus and the USS Bass, on display to the public in the San Pedro harbor. At the time they were three of the world's largest submarines, each with crews of more than 80 men.
This photo is related to another photograph that appears in the article, “Naval Subsea Monsters Visit Port; Crowds Swarm Aboard World's Largest Submarines." Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 1932: A2.
Text from negative sleeve: United States Navy, Submarines, At Pedro
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_4071
ark:/21198/zz002cpsr3
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Submarines--American--California--Los Angeles
United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Submarine Force
Bass (Submarine : SS-164)
Nautilus (Submarine : SS-168)
Narwhal (Submarine : SS-167)
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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