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S-010 BMC George Behrens Collection

44 prints and negatives copied from the donor BMC George Behrens’s scrapbook in 1974 (scrapbook was returned to donor). Photos taken 1922-1928. USS Pittsburgh (CA-4), USS Henderson (AP-1), USS Jason (AC-12), USS S-4 (SS-109), USS S-19 (SS-124), USS O-9 (SS-70), USS R-26 (SS-103), USS O-2 (SS-63). Majority of collection is liberty photos ashore in Europe, Middle East, and Central America. Some prints previously removed to NH collection and assigned NH numbers.
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Title: BMC George Behrens Collection
Caption: Collection photo number S-010.01: Crew of USS Pittsburgh (CA-4) at the Sphinx in Egypt, 1923
Description: 44 prints and negatives copied from the donor BMC George Behrens’s scrapbook in 1974 (scrapbook was returned to donor). Photos taken 1922-1928. USS Pittsburgh (CA-4), USS Henderson (AP-1), USS Jason (AC-12), USS S-4 (SS-109), USS S-19 (SS-124), USS O-9 (SS-70), USS R-26 (SS-103), USS O-2 (SS-63). Majority of collection is liberty photos ashore in Europe, Middle East, and Central America. Some prints previously removed to NH collection and assigned NH numbers.
Accession #: S File
Catalog #: S-010
Donor: BMC George Behrens Collection
Copyright Owner: Images in this collection are copies. The Naval History and Heritage Command does not hold copyright for this imagery, and researchers should use at their own discretion.
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S-10-A 8 images of USS Pittsburgh (CA-4) including drydock, crew photos, 1922 Christmas card, and 1923 and 1924 itineraries.

 

S-010-B 13 images of USS Pittsburgh (CA-4) including sailors on liberty in Pompeii, Venice, Istanbul, Egypt, Jerusalem, Syria, and other spots in the Middle East; Christmas card.

 

S-010-C 10 images of USS Pittsburgh (CA-4), Brest harbor, CR-3 racing plane, US ambassador at Antwerp, the Hague, Holland, Riga, cliffs of Dover, Whitehall in London.

 

S-10-D 13 prints; USS Henderson (AP-1) smoker (boxing), USS Jason (AC-12), USS S-4 (SS-109) in drydock, USS S-19 (SS-124), USS O-9 (SS-70), USS R-26 (SS-103), USS O-2 (SS-63). Balboa, Cocoa Solo. Many prints previously removed to NH collection.

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