Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. This photograph appears in a photo spread titled, "Oklahomans Pray for Rain as Dust Storm Spreads Heavy Pall Over State," Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 1935: 18 In the near distance at center, the USS Dewey (DD-349) sits on the water. It is viewed from its starboard side and faces towards the right. "349" is scrolled across the side of the ship near the bow. Navy personnel are visible aboard the ship. The USS Dewey was in service from 1934-1945. Related to the article, "FLEET ADDS TO STRENGTH: Armada Goes to Sea April 29 Seven Powerful New Ships Arriving During Week on Southland Coast," Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 1935: A3 Handwritten on negative: Destroyer Dewey - 1935 Text from newspaper caption: New Arrivals Bolster Fleet's Strength The new destroyer Dewey, above, and the new cruiser Tuscaloosa, below, which have just arrived at San Diego, along with the airplane carrier Ranger, to join the fleet. During the week, the Tuscaloosa's sister ships, the Minneapolis and the New Orleans, are due at San Pedro and Thursday the battleship Idaho arrives, after a modernization that makes her the most powerful ship on the seas. "Times" photo. [Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 1935: 18]
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_14992 ark:/21198/zz002j8phq
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Destroyers (Warships) Marines (Visual works) Navies--American--California--San Diego Government vessels--American--California--San Diego Dewey (Destroyer : DD-349)
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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