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. Charles Nowak, who once served on the USF Constitution when it was a training ship, talks wit Lieut. J. Y. Dannenberg during the ship's visit to Southern California. The Constitution is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat. She first became famous for her actions during the War of 1812. The USF Constitution is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat. The Constitution visited Southern California in 1933 from Jan. 21, when she arrived in San Diego, through March 19, when she departed San Pedro for San Francisco. This photograph appears with the article, "Nation's Naval Shrine of Patriotism Safely Anchored in Los Angeles Harbor." Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 1933: 1. Text from newspaper caption: Warrior of Past. Center -- Charles Nowak, who served on the Constitution as signal quartermaster when she was used as a training ship, talking with Lieut. J. Y. Dannenberg, one of the ship's present officers. Text from negative sleeve: United States Navy, Ships, Constitution
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_4182 ark:/21198/zz002cpxkf
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Sailing ships--American--California--Los Angeles Nowak, Charles Constitution (Frigate) Dannenberg, J. Y
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