Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Likely related to the article, "PREPAREDNESS PLEAS MARK NAVY DAY FETES: All Southland Joins in Celebration; Cluverius Calls Merchant Ships Vital," Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 1936: A1 A nearly identical photograph of the U.S.S. Chicago appears in a photo spread titled, "Gunboats in Gala Dress Greet Visitors on Navy Day--Papal Aide Due Today," Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 1936: 18 In the near distance at center, the U.S.S Chicago is moored near Los Angeles Harbor on Navy Day. It is viewed at an angle from its starboard side. A few smaller vessels sit alongside the large cruiser. Naval insignia waves from a flag line that stretches down the ship's mid-line. The American flag waves from the ship's stern at left. Los Angeles Harbor is barely visible in the background. Handwritten on negative: USS Chicago about 1936
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_14996 ark:/21198/zz002j8pns
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Flags--American Navies--American--California--Los Angeles Marines (Visual works) Armed Forces Day--United States Chicago (Cruiser : CA-29) Port of Los Angeles
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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