Lively dockside activity at Mare Island in September of 1940

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2001200

Description

Title
Lively dockside activity at Mare Island in September of 1940
Abstract

"The heavy cruiser 'Chicago' is in the immediate foreground, with the transport 'William Ward Burroughs' outboard. Ahead of the 'Chicago' is another heavy cruiser, the 'Houston' with a tanker outboard. Both cruisers were sunk in World War II.

Description
p. xvi
Extent
1 p.
approx. 21 x 28 cm.
ill, b&w

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Zc72 +977Le
Collection Title
Sidewheelers to nuclear power : a pictorial essay covering 123 years at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard / Sue Lemmon and E. D. Wichels
Collection/Other Creator
Lemmon, Sue
Collection Created
Annapolis : Leeward Publications, c1977

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
still image
Genre
Illustrations
Photographs
Photomechanical prints
Subject (Geographic)
Mare Island Naval Shipyard--Vallejo (Calif.)--Pictorial works
Subject (Name)
United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet
United States. Navy--History--World War, 1939-1945--Pictorial works
Subject (Topic)
Cruisers (Warships)--United States--History--20th century
Warships--California--Pictorial works

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Access
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Rights
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Identifiers

Orbis Record
596826
Object ID (OID)
2001200

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