[5" Gun Crew Manning "E" Gun]

Photograph of a 5" gun crew manning Gun 16 during S.B.B.P. in October 1929. This is one of the ship's long guns, and it takes a large crew to adequately manage it, there is even a stripe painted on the deck that the crew operates around; most of the men in this photo are standing and watching the crew.
Date: October 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Vice Admiral Adolphus Andrews]

Portrait of Vice Admiral Adolphus Andrews. Andrews is wearing his black dress uniform with a lanyard attached to his shoulder.
Date: July 9, 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Mother's Day Church Service Aboard the U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of a Mother's Day church service on board the U.S.S. Texas. The priest is reading from the Bible in between the main aisle. This service is taking place on the side of the ship and there are more ships in the water in the background.
Date: May 12, 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mother's Day Service on the U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of the Mother's Day service on the side of the U.S.S. Texas on May 12, 1929. The sailors are seated in rows with the main aisle in the middle, the priest is up at the front by the altar reading a prayer.
Date: May 12, 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Commander-in-Chief Presenting Awards]

Photograph of the Commander-in-Chief presenting award belts to the All-Navy Champions at Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California. The officers are wearing their white naval uniforms, and the athletes behind them are either not wearing a shirt or are wearing dirty sweatshirts.
Date: February 9, 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

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

Photograph of W. V. Maday aboard the U.S.S. Texas, he is striking a fighting pose in this picture. This boxer was the flyweight champion of the fleet in 1929.
Date: 1929?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Admiral W. V. Pratt]

Photograph of Admiral W. V. Pratt of the U.S.S. Texas in 1929. The admiral is wearing is white dress uniform and standing on the deck of the ship.
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of "Bill the Goat"]

Photograph of two members of the Naval Academy, wearing Navy Academy sweaters, and taking a picture with the school mascot, "Bill the Goat" at a football game. There is a lot of people on the football field behind these three.
Date: 1929
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 from 1929-1930. The team members are standing in a line, and the man on the right is holding the basketball saying the date "29-30." The two officers on the team are wearing their white naval uniforms.
Date: [1929..1930]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two U.S.S. Texas Boat Crews]

Photograph of a race boat crew (wearing black trunks) and a whale boat crew (wearing white trunks). They are standing on the U.S.S. Texas.
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Boxer Tardosky]

Photograph of U.S.S. Texas boxer Tardosky, who is wearing a long boxing uniform with a medal pinned to his chest. According to the photo he was the light-heavyweight champion of the Scouting Fleet in 1929.
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Rear Admiral Jehu V. Chase]

Portrait of Rear Admiral Jehu V. Chase. Chase is wearing a suit and a bow tie. He is sitting in a chair in front of a large book shelf.
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sailors Around a Decorated Fireplace]

Photograph of a group of sailors around a fireplace decorated for Christmas. These decorations were placed in one of the open rooms inside the U.S.S. Texas; this picture was taken while the ship was docked at the navy yard in Brooklyn, New York.
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Joseph Rallie Defrees at His Desk]

Photograph of Joseph Rallie Defrees sitting down at his desk. Defrees is wearing a nice suit with a pocket watch in this picture. The caption on the picture hanging on the wall reads: "The Navy Yards of the United States."
Date: January 4, 1928
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

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

Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas baseball team from 1928.
Date: 1928
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 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

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

[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