Resource Type

[Race Boat Crew of the U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of a race boat crew from the U.S.S. Texas in 1914. The group is divided into three rows, only two sailors are sitting and holding the oars with two trophies in front of them, the second row is seated on a bench, and the top row is standing behind them. The back of the photo says this crew was fleet champs as well.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas Race Boat Crew]

Photograph of the 1915-1918 race boat crew of the U.S.S. Texas. Most of the sailors in this photo are not wearing a shirt; eight of the men are sitting and the rest are standing up behind them. The photo says that this crew was champions of the Atlantic Fleet.
Date: [1915..1918]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Navy Officer]

Portrait of a naval officer from 1916 to 1918. This officer has five different medals pinned to his chest. He also has very ornate epaulets on each shoulder pad.
Date: [1916-08-14..1918-12-31]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Captain Nathan Crook Twining]

Portrait of Captain Nathan Crook Twining. Twining is wearing his dress uniform with several honors on it. This photo was taken between 1918 and 1919.
Date: [1918-12-31..1919-07-17]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas Basketball Team]

Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas basketball team posing for a team photo. The bottom row of men are seated on the bottom step, and the five men on the top row are standing on the next step up. This team was the Pacific Fleet champions in 1919-20. Three of the men are named on the photograph, and the other have been identified by a Portal user: (Top row, left to right) Brown, Gray, Couble, Bott, Redman. (Bottom row, left to right) Hudock, Norton, Kincaid, Swift). According to the user: "Names via Spalding's Official Basket Ball Guide, "Red Cover" series of Athletic Handbooks, 1920-21, No. Four."
Date: [1919..1920]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sailors Hanging Around a Record Player]

Photograph of a group of sailors hanging around a record player with a large American flag hanging on the wall behind them. This photo was taken while the ship was in Cuba.
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of V. Peruta on the U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of V. Peruta standing near the front of the U.S.S. Texas. He is standing almost directly between the ship's large guns as both turrets are seen in this photo.
Date: September 20, 1919
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Relay Team at Bremerton]

Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas relay team sitting by a wood building in Bremerton, Washington in 1920. All four members are wearing the same uniform with the letter "T" on the chest.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Crew of a Race Boat]

Photograph of the crew of a U.S.S. Texas race boat from 1920. The crew is made up of nine men and in this photo five of the men are standing in the back row while four are kneeling in the front row.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas Race Boat Crew]

Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas' race-boat crew in 1920. This crew is divided into three rows for this picture, the bottom two rows are seated on the ground while the top row is standing against a pile of lumber. The photo says that this picture was taken in California, 1920.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S.S. Texas Race Boat Crew in 1920]

Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas race boat crew in 1920. The team members are lined up from left to right in this picture looking over their shoulders for the picture.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Pacific Fleet 1921 Rowing Champions]

Photograph of the rowing champions of the Pacific Fleet in 1921, and according to the photo they were later All-Navy champions in 1930. There are 12 sailors sitting in the boat and holding oars up out of the water, two sailors are seated at the front of the boat looking back at the other 12, and the main officer of this group is standing at the front of the boat overseeing the men.
Date: [1921,1930]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Honors Being Given to the President of Chile]

Photograph of sailors on the U.S.S. Texas giving paying homage to the President of Chili. The photograph says that the president is "looking over the great fleet February 1921." The rest of the sailors are lining the perimeter of the ship looking out to the sea.
Date: February 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Army v. Navy Game in 1921]

Photograph of a play during the Army v. Navy Game on Veteran's Day in 1921. One team is extremely close to scoring a touchdown as the goal posts are in close proximity to the line of scrimmage; the referees are running into the pile trying to determine the outcome of the play.
Date: November 11, 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Ensign Anderson in 1923]

Photograph of Ensign Anderson on board the U.S.S. Texas. According to the photo Anderson was a "Junior Division Officer 2nd Division."
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men of the 2nd Division at Christmas Time]

Photograph of a group of sailors celebrating Christmas; these decorations were put up inside one of the open rooms inside the U.S.S. Texas. The back of the photo says: "Some of the 2nd Division at Xmas Time." These sailors are gathered around one sailor who is playing a banjo.
Date: December 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Ole Fireside

Photograph of a Christmas decoration scene from December, 1924; these decorations were put up inside of the U.S.S. Texas and this fireplace is not made out of actual brick. The title of the photo reads "The Old Fireside."
Date: December 1924
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the 2nd Division's Christmas Decorations]

Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas 2nd Division's Christmas decorations on December 23, 1924; these decorations were put up in one of the empty rooms inside of the U.S.S. Texas. The Christmas tree is the largest decoration in the room but on the right of the photo there is a large American flag. There is also a sign in the top left corner that reads: "Xmas 2nd Div."
Date: December 23, 1924
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Navy Captain Adam Blakily]

Portrait of a Captain in the United States Navy. According to the back of the photo this is Adam Blakily.
Date: [1925-09-28..1926-06-02]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Sailor on Board the U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of a sailor leaning against a pallet of large objects. One of the ship's large guns is situated right behind the sailor. The center mast is also directly behind the sailor.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Admiral Wiley on Board the Ship]

Photograph of Admiral Wiley standing on the deck of a ship. Wiley was the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Fleet at the time of this photo in 1928. The two large gun turrets are directly behind the admiral.
Date: [1928..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Captain Defrees on the U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of Captain Defrees standing against the edge of the deck on the U.S.S. Texas. Befrees is wearing his black dress uniform for this photo.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Rear Admiral Butler]

Photograph of Rear Admiral Butler standing on the deck of the U.S.S. Texas. Butler is wearing his black dress uniform for this picture.
Date: [1928..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the U.S.S. Baseball Team in 1928]

Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas baseball team from 1928. There are 21 men on this team, and they are broken up into one group sitting and one group standing behind them; "Texas" is written on the front of their uniforms.
Date: [1928..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History