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. B. E. Blanchard, a sailor aboard the historic frigate, USF Constitution, stands next to two pieces of equipment used to load and clean the guns. One is an extractor and the other is a rammer. 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 "'Old Ironsides' Breaks Records; Eighth Day of San Pedro Stay Has 20,924 Throng; Total Number of Visitors Since Arrival 161,935; New Orleans' 193,000 Mark Likely to be Passed." 25 Feb. 1933: A2. Text from newspaper caption: Fighting Devices of Old Days Queer; Throngs View Wonders of Constitution. No, it's no hair-curling machine but extractor used on 'Old Ironsides' to pull wads out of frigate's guns. Explained by B. E. Blanchard, first class, aboard. Text from negative sleeve: United States Navy, Ships, Constitution
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_4187 ark:/21198/zz002cpxr1
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Sailing ships--American--California--Los Angeles Constitution (Frigate) Blanchard, B. E
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