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[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
[An Art Print of Admiral Frank Hermon Schofield]
Painting of Admiral Frank Hermon Schofield. The painting was done by Arthur Beaumont in 1933. There is a battleship painted in the background behind Schofield.
Date:
1933
Creator:
Beaumont, Arthur
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Close-Up of a Sailor at Okinawa]
Photograph of a sailor from close range. The back of the photo says that this was "taken at Okinawa Ryuku Islands Buckner Bay." Also written on the back is "Beat, but happy its now almost over."
Date:
September 1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
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.
Date:
unknown
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
[A Discussion of Military Strategy in the Pacific]
Photograph of Chester Nimitz pointing to a map of the Pacific Ocean in front of General Douglas MacArthur, President Franklin Roosevelt, and Admiral William Leahy. The men are discussing strategy in the Pacific theater according to the photograph.
Date:
[1943..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Five Photographs of a U.S.S. Texas Christmas Party]
Five photographs of a Christmas party aboard the U.S.S. Texas. Santa Claus is seen giving gifts in the top left picture. On the top right there is a picture of a Christmas celebration taking place, below is a photo of Christmas decorations looking like the inside of a decorated house. The bottom two pictures show a circus theme as there is a clown and a pet monkey among the crowd.
Date:
January 25, 1936
Creator:
unknown
System:
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.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four Sailors Working with a Gun]
Photograph of four sailors working with a large gun. All of the sailors are wearing mechanic-type uniforms; one sailor is working with the gun plug, and the other three are standing by the barrel of the weapon.
Date:
[1942..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
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.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
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.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
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.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
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.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
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.
Date:
unknown
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
[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.
Date:
unknown
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
[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
[Naval Officers Ringside for a Boxing Match]
Photograph of a group of officers sitting at "officer's row" while watching a midshipmen boxing match. This fight took place on the U.S.S. Texas and there is a huge crowd of sailors watching this fight.
Date:
1938
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
[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.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph During a Midshipmen Boxing Match]
Photograph of a boxer going to his corner in between rounds during a midshipmen boxing match. A large crowd of sailors turned out to watch this fight; some of the sailors are even sitting on the gun turret to watch the fight.
Date:
1938
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History