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[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas in Harbor]

Description: Photograph of U.S.S. Texas coming into a harbor with tugboats around it, and other ships and boats in the background.
Date: [1918..1948]
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of Claudia Lyon at U.S.S. Texas Launching]

Description: Photograph of Claudia Lyon standing in the launching booth at the launching of the U.S.S. Texas, holding a large bouquet in one hand and a bottle of champagne attached to a rope in the other hand.
Date: 1912~
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of Claudia Lyon at U.S.S. Texas Launching]

Description: Photograph of Claudia Lyon in a hat holding a large bouquet of flowers and standing behind a table decorated with an American flag at the launching of the U.S.S. Texas.
Date: 1912~
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of Claudia Lyon at U.S.S. Texas Launching]

Description: Photograph of Claudia Lyon standing in a launching booth decorated with an American flag and holding a large bouquet in one hand and a bottle of champagne attached to a rope in the other.
Date: 1912~
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of Claudia Lyon]

Description: Photograph of Claudia Lyon standing in a yard outside of a house and holding a hat in her hands.
Date: 1912~
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Launching]

Description: Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas being launched in Newport News, Virginia, with people standing on the deck of the ship as well as on the dock.
Date: May 18, 1912
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Being Launched]

Description: Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas in the ocean after being launched, with a large crowd of people standing on the launching dock in the foreground.
Date: 1912~
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of Claudia Lyon]

Description: Photograph of Claudia Lyon standing near a sidewalk in a neighborhood with houses visible in the background.
Date: 1912~
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of Claudia Lyon at U.S.S. Texas Launching]

Description: Photograph of Claudia Lyon holding a large bouquet and a bottle attached to a rope. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Miss Claudia Lyon, aged 10 years. Daughter of Col. Cecil A. Lyon, American statesman, and niece of C. Otto Forster Braun of Springfort. Sponsor at launching of U.S. battleship 'Texas' - largest vessel in American Navy and first to carry the new 14-inch guns. Youngest person to act as sponsor at launching of a vessel in American Navy. This photo shows the little g… more
Date: 1912~
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Launching]

Description: Photograph of a crowd of people standing near the U.S.S. Texas during its launching ceremony. Claudia Lyon and her father, Cecil Lyon, stand with a bottle of champagne between them in a booth decorated with an American flag.
Date: 1912~
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of Four Women]

Description: Photograph of Claudia Lyon standing with three other young women wearing hats, with a river in the background.
Date: 1912~
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Launching Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of a crowd of people standing facing the U.S.S. Texas and watching a champagne bottle break against its bow. Cecil Lyon and his family are standing in the launching booth.
Date: 1912~
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Christening Party]

Description: Photograph of the christening party for the U.S.S. Texas at its launching ceremony. The christening party is comprised of Claudia Lyon and four other women.
Date: 1912~
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of First Airplane Flight off of American Battleship]

Description: Photograph of an airplane taking off from the deck of the U.S.S. Texas, with a group of Navy personnel looking on. A note on the photo says "First flight of airplane off an American battleship by Lt. Comdr. McDonnell of U.S.S. Texas on March 10, 1919."
Date: March 10, 1919
Creator: Renfro, A. P.
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of Women at Launching for U.S.S. Texas]

Description: Photograph of five women of different ages, Claudia Lyon the youngest, at the launching of the U.S.S. Texas. All women are wearing hats and holding large bouquets, standing behind a table decorated with an American flag. One of the women is holding a bottle of champagne attached to a rope.
Date: 1912~
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Arlander Bedford Courtney and his Children]

Description: Photograph of Arlander Bedford Courtney and his children standing outside next to a wheeled-barrel machine. Minnie and Ethel Courtney are wearing matching dresses and stand to the left. Young Earl sits atop a barrel in the center and wears overalls. Oma sits on a wheel to the right. Courtney himself stands to the right with two twin girls Elgie and Zelma.
Date: 1911
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Cecil and Claudia Lyon]

Description: Photograph of Cecil Lyon and his daughter, Claudia Lyon, walking at the front of a line of people in Navy uniforms.
Date: 1912~
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of Women at Launching for U.S.S. Texas]

Description: Photograph of five women of different ages, Claudia Lyon the youngest, at the launching of the U.S.S. Texas. All women are wearing hats and holding large bouquets, standing behind a table decorated with an American flag.
Date: 1912~
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Commissioning]

Description: Photograph of men in Navy uniforms on the deck of U.S.S. Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "U.S.S. Texas BB-35 Battleship, commissioned 12 March 1914."
Date: March 12, 1914
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
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