Description: c1908 VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH OF 2 SAILORS ON BOARD THE USS NEBRASKA, PART OF THE GREAT WHITE FLEETVintage black-and-white photograph, measuring 5.5 by 3.5 inches. The 2 sailors are on board the USS Nebraska. One is barefoot, and other ships can be seen in the background.This photograph is from a group of about 25 real photo postcards, all from the same album), from the estate of George Williams, a naval seaman who served on board the USS Nebraska. He sailed from San Francisco to Japan, Australia, the Philippines, etc. The 25 photographs are a fascinating look at life on board a battle ship around 1908-1910. Please check out our other listings.Good condition, with light wear and dust soiling, a little rough along the edges. USS Nebraska (BB-14) was a Virginia-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy. She was built by the Moran Brothers shipyard in Seattle. The completed ship was commissioned into the US Navy in July 1907. It was armed with an offensive battery of four 12-inch guns and eight 8-inch guns.Nebraska joined the Great White Fleet after it reached the west coast of the United States in 1908 and continued with it during its circumnavigation of the globe. From 1909 to 1914, the ship conducted normal training and ceremonial duties with the Atlantic Fleet. She was deployed twice to Mexico during the Mexican Revolution, in mid-1914 and mid-1916, before being decommissioned briefly in 1916. She was reactivated shortly before the United States entered World War I in April 1917, and was thereafter used as a training ship and later as a convoy escort. After the war, she transported American soldiers back from France, and in 1919 she was transferred to the Pacific Fleet [wiki].We have been a family business for more than 30 years. We focus on rare books, ephemera, and early photography. We maintained a storefront in Amherst, MA for over 10 years, and we have been selling on eBay for 2 decades. We pack carefully, ship quickly, and have thousands of happy customers. Our feedback speaks for itself, so purchase with confidence.
Price: 18.5 USD
Location: Amherst, Massachusetts
End Time: 2023-12-03T17:39:58.000Z
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