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[A Band Concert on the U.S.S. Texas]
Photograph of a band concert being held on the deck of the U.S.S. Texas. The band is grouped together in a tightly bunched group of chairs while those not in the band are either laying on the deck, leaning on the railing, or walking by the performance.
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The Portal to Texas History
[Close-Up Photograph of a Sailor]
Photograph of a sailor from fairly close range. It is not clear where the sailor is standing but he is possibly standing on the actual U.S.S. Texas.
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The Portal to Texas History
[Four Sailors and a Woman]
Photograph of three sailors standing with a civilian woman for a picture. All of the sailors are wearing their white naval uniforms but the sailor on the left is holding a beer bottle in his hand.
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The Portal to Texas History
[A Group Photograph of a Small Band]
Photograph of a thirteen-man band holding their instruments. Five of the men are seated on the ground, and the other eight are standing behind them; this band has four saxophones, trombones, trumpets, tubas, and a guitar all included.
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The Portal to Texas History
[A Group Photograph of Navy Officers]
Photograph of a group of naval officers on board the U.S.S. Texas. All of the men are wearing their uniforms, though two of them are wearing dark uniforms instead of white ones; three of the men are sitting and six of them are standing in the back.
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unknown
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The Portal to Texas History
[Group Photograph of the Eng. Officers Div.]
Group photograph of the officers of the Engineers Division on the U.S.S. Texas. The officers are situated below the gun turrets. Five men are seated and eight are standing behind them. All are wearing their dress uniforms.
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The Portal to Texas History
[Group Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas Band]
Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas band with their instruments and music sheets in front of them; they appear to be getting ready to perform. Their conductor is standing off the to front left of the photograph and all of the members are wearing their white naval uniforms; more sailors are standing in the far back but are not holding instruments.
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unknown
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The Portal to Texas History
[Group Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Officers]
Group photograph of naval officers of the U.S.S. Texas. All together there are five rows of officers in this picture. Two rows of men are sitting down and the other three rows are standing. Two sailors are seen looking out from the tower in the middle of the ship. Both guns are covered up by a tarp.
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Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men and Women Performing a Play]
Photograph of a group of men and women performing a play on a stage. At this point in the production all of the cast members are standing together on the edge of the stage.
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unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[One Sailor Holding Two Sailors in His Arms]
Photograph of a sailor holding two other sailors up with his own two hands, while standing on a thick mat. These three sailors are in the routine of performing acrobatics on the ship; they are also wearing very tight shorts.
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unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Band Concert on the Ship]
Photograph of a band concert taking place aboard the U.S.S. Texas. The band members are seated in a tightly bunched group of chairs and those watching are either sitting on the deck or leaning on the railing of the ship. One officer is leaning against an appendage on the deck of the ship.
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unknown
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unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Bandaged Paul Ovid Harshman]
Photograph of Paul Ovid Harshman, Yeoman First Class. Harshman has his face partly bandaged and the back of the photo retells the story: "Taken just after we got through having long range battle practice. Had the whole right side of my face burned is why I am all bandaged up." He is also wearing a large overcoat over his uniform.
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The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Captain W. G. Assetson Greeting Crew]
Photograph of Captain W. G. Assetson greeting a member of the race boat crew after a race. The crewman is carrying a long pole onto the ship; Assetson is walking towards the man while wearing his black naval uniform.
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Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Christmas Celebration Aboard Ship]
Photograph of a party in celebration of Christmas taking place aboard the U.S.S. Texas. According to the back of the photo this was "set up on the fantail." The speaker at the front of the audience is wearing a nice suit and talking into a microphone.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Church Service Aboard the U.S.S. Texas]
Photograph of a church service taking place on board the U.S.S. Texas. This service is taking place on the back end of the ship and assorted signal flags border the entire service. One sailor is kneeling next to the altar, with others bowing their heads in the crowd. An American flag is waving in the foreground.
Date:
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unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Church Service on the U.S.S. Texas]
Photograph of a church service taking place on board the U.S.S. Texas. The priest is at the altar next to a crucifix and is leading a prayer while all the soldiers' heads are bowed. There are also four flags that border the service.
Date:
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Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Dance Party Aboard Ship]
Photograph of sailors dancing with a woman. A large number of sailors are standing around the dancing group and other sailors are even sitting on the guns in order to see the dance. All of the sailors are wearing their white naval uniforms during this event.
Date:
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Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Group of Men Swimming]
Photograph of a group of men swimming in a body of water just off of a nearby beach with a building. A large group of men are standing or sitting on a flotilla in the middle of the water.
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Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Group of People Singing]
Photograph of a group of people singing in front of a large audience of sailors from inside a large, three-sided box. A band is playing the music to the song while seated in front of the singers.
Date:
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Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Group of U.S.S. Texas Sailors]
Photograph of a group of sailors from the U.S.S. Texas having a cookout on a small beach covered by palm trees. One sailor is in charge of the grill while the others are standing around having drinks and talking. The banner over the men reads: "U.S.S. Texas Come on Texas."
Date:
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Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Group of Women Dancing]
Photograph of a group of women dancing in ruffled dresses aboard the U.S.S. Texas; these dancers are flinging their dresses around as part of their dance routine. This dance is taking place right below the guns on the ship and behind a large steam vent.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Large Projector Screen on the Ship]
Photograph of a large projector screen on board the U.S.S. Texas; these screens were used to show some of the first "talkies" in the navy on this ship.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Line of Sailors Behind Bottles of Wine]
Photograph of a line of sailors standing behind bottles of wine. There appears to be a bottle for each man standing behind them, there is a big bucket sitting in front of the wine bottles.
Date:
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Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Naval Band on the U.S.S. Henderson]
Photograph of naval band members aboard the U.S.S. Henderson. All of the members are holding an instrument; the instruments used in the band include: saxophones, trombones, violins, trumpets, and a guitar. There is a large flotation device that says "U.S.S. Henderson" on it.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History