Rescuing Texas History, 2015 - 137 Matching Results

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[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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[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]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of a Band Concert on the Ship]

Photograph of a band concert taking place aboard the U.S.S. Texas. The band members are seated in a tightly bunched group of chairs and those watching are either sitting on the deck or leaning on the railing of the ship. One officer is leaning against an appendage on the deck of the ship.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of a Bandaged Paul Ovid Harshman]

Photograph of Paul Ovid Harshman, Yeoman First Class. Harshman has his face partly bandaged and the back of the photo retells the story: "Taken just after we got through having long range battle practice. Had the whole right side of my face burned is why I am all bandaged up." He is also wearing a large overcoat over his uniform.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of a Church Service Aboard the U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of a church service taking place on board the U.S.S. Texas. This service is taking place on the back end of the ship and assorted signal flags border the entire service. One sailor is kneeling next to the altar, with others bowing their heads in the crowd. An American flag is waving in the foreground.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of a Dance Party Aboard Ship]

Photograph of sailors dancing with a woman. A large number of sailors are standing around the dancing group and other sailors are even sitting on the guns in order to see the dance. All of the sailors are wearing their white naval uniforms during this event.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of a Group of Men Swimming]

Photograph of a group of men swimming in a body of water just off of a nearby beach with a building. A large group of men are standing or sitting on a flotilla in the middle of the water.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of a Group of People Singing]

Photograph of a group of people singing in front of a large audience of sailors from inside a large, three-sided box. A band is playing the music to the song while seated in front of the singers.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of a Group of Women Dancing]

Photograph of a group of women dancing in ruffled dresses aboard the U.S.S. Texas; these dancers are flinging their dresses around as part of their dance routine. This dance is taking place right below the guns on the ship and behind a large steam vent.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of a Large Projector Screen on the Ship]

Photograph of a large projector screen on board the U.S.S. Texas; these screens were used to show some of the first "talkies" in the navy on this ship.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of a Line of Sailors Behind Bottles of Wine]

Photograph of a line of sailors standing behind bottles of wine. There appears to be a bottle for each man standing behind them, there is a big bucket sitting in front of the wine bottles.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of a Naval Band on the U.S.S. Henderson]

Photograph of naval band members aboard the U.S.S. Henderson. All of the members are holding an instrument; the instruments used in the band include: saxophones, trombones, violins, trumpets, and a guitar. There is a large flotation device that says "U.S.S. Henderson" on it.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of a Naval Boxing Team]

Photograph of a naval boxing team taking a group picture. The bottom row of men are sitting, the next row is sitting on a bench above the first row, and the last row is standing above both rows in front. The main officer and trainer of the team are standing on the far left of the group.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

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[An Art Print of Admiral Frank Hermon Schofield]

[A Band Concert on the U.S.S. Texas]

[Close-Up Photograph of a Sailor]

[Five Photographs of a U.S.S. Texas Christmas Party]

[Four Sailors and a Woman]

[Four Sailors Working with a Gun]

[A Group Photograph of a Small Band]

[A Group Photograph of Navy Officers]

[Group Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas Band]

[Group Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Officers]

[Men and Women Performing a Play]

The Ole Fireside

[One Sailor Holding Two Sailors in His Arms]

[Photograph of a Band Concert on the Ship]

[Photograph of a Bandaged Paul Ovid Harshman]

[Photograph of a Church Service Aboard the U.S.S. Texas]

[Photograph of a Dance Party Aboard Ship]

[Photograph of a Group of Men Swimming]

[Photograph of a Group of People Singing]

[Photograph of a Group of Women Dancing]

[Photograph of a Large Projector Screen on the Ship]

[Photograph of a Line of Sailors Behind Bottles of Wine]

[Photograph of a Naval Band on the U.S.S. Henderson]

[Photograph of a Naval Boxing Team]