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China Clipper airplane, with a man sitting in a car next to it. A possible identification would be the originator of this collection, Captain William August Cluthe. Accor[...]
circa 1930 | MSS 091-089 | Oramay Cluthe-Eades Collection |
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Howitzer cannon captured from Spain during the Spanish-American War in the battle of Santiago de Cuba, on the ground level of the building. The old Vanderburgh County Cou[...]
n.d. | MSS 132-301 | Evansville Courthouse Collection |
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Blue Ridge AGC-2. Appalachian Class Amphibious Force Command Ship: Laid down, 4 December 1942, as a Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull, under Maritime Commission con[...]
circa 1945 | MSS 254-165 | Matherly-WWII Naval Collection |
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WWII ship, not identified, but possibly the USS Blue Ridge. Blue Ridge AGC-2. Appalachian Class Amphibious Force Command Ship: Laid down, 4 December 1942, as a Maritime C[...]
circa 1945 | MSS 254-229 | Matherly-WWII Naval Collection |
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Probably the USS Blue Ridge, with a dusting of snow, while sailing near China.
circa 1945 | MSS 254-187 | Matherly-WWII Naval Collection |
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Identified as Manila Bay. [The battle for Manila took place Februrary 3-March 3, 1945.] U.S. forces landed on Luzon on January 9, 1945, and rapidly overran most of the is[...]
circa 1945 | MSS 254-091 | Matherly-WWII Naval Collection |
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Blue Ridge AGC-2. Appalachian Class Amphibious Force Command Ship: Laid down, 4 December 1942, as a Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull, under Maritime Commission con[...]
circa 1945 | MSS 254-164 | Matherly-WWII Naval Collection |
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WWII captain's gig. The captain's gig is a boat used on naval ships as the captain's taxi. It is a catch-all phrase for this type of craft and over the years it has gradu[...]
circa 1945 | MSS 254-154 | Matherly-WWII Naval Collection |
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Blue Ridge AGC-2. Appalachian Class Amphibious Force Command Ship: Laid down, 4 December 1942, as a Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull, under Maritime Commission con[...]
circa 1945 | MSS 254-171 | Matherly-WWII Naval Collection |
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Identified as destroyers. Probable identification: (first from right) Lofberg (DD-759) was laid down 4 November 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, Calif; launche[...]
circa 1945 | MSS 254-167 | Matherly-WWII Naval Collection |
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