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.

Portrait of Vice Admiral Adolphus Andrews. Andrews is wearing his black dress uniform with a lanyard attached to his shoulder.

Photograph of U.S.S. Texas decorated with flags. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "When a ship gets in full dress. Fourth July 1929, Rockland, Maine. If you have any of these pictures already, then give them to my mother."

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.

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.

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.

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.

Photograph of a U.S. Navy airplane taking off over the ocean. A note on the photo says "Catapulting plane from U.S.S. Texas."

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.

Photograph of airplanes below the mast of U.S.S. Texas, with steam coming from the top of the mast.

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.

Photograph of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh sitting in a plane with another man behind him, and "Texas" printed on the side of the plane. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Who? None other than our Lucky Lindy - on the U.S.S. Texas - This one of 'our' planes."

Photograph of the sun setting over San Pedro harbor, with U.S.S. Texas in the foreground and other ships behind it.

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.

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.

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.

Photograph of the forecastle of U.S.S. Texas taken from above, with a dock on one side of the ship and water on the other.

Photograph of U.S.S. Texas taken from a distance after firing guns, with smoke billowing from the deck.

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.

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.

Photograph of U.S.S. Texas in the water with men standing on the deck. A note below the photo says "Havana Cuba - An aeroplane view of the U.S.S. Texas Steaming into Havana harbor with the Presidential party on board to attend the Pan-American congress."

Photograph of Admiral Henry A. Wiley sitting at a table reading a note, with Rear Admiral Butler sitting next to him. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, it was taken on U.S.S. Texas.

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."

Photograph of a man making a bed in a small room on U.S.S. Texas. A note accompanying the photo describes the scene: "New York - Photo shows Felix Vergunia, steward of the U.S.S. Texas preparing the beds in the ship's quarters to be used by President Coolidge on his trip to Cuba to attend the Pan American Conference. The battleship is being made ready at the Navy yard here."