Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of starboard view of the U.S.S. Connecticut with several smaller boats alongside, 1908. At center, the large hull of ship extends across the image. Standing on both ends of the ship and along the center, crowds of people can be seen. Near the base of the hull To the left, two boats crammed with passengers sit next to the stairwell of the ship. Another small boat with a covered canopy is visible further to the right. Three smokestacks are visible at the center of the ship, framed by two large masts on either side. A small flag adorns the top of the left mast. Also, an American flag can be seen waving in the wind at one end of the ship, while a smaller unidentifiable flag is visible on the other end. In the extreme background, a low wall is visible stretching across the photograph behind the ship.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
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