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UA 471.08 Marvin Barrish Collection

UA 471.08 Marvin Barrish Collection
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Title: UA 471.08 Marvin Barrish Collection
Caption: Collection Photo # UA 471.08.01 USS Charleston (C-22/CA-19) in dry dock during the First World War.
Description: The collection contains 90 black and white postcards from USS Charleston (C-22/C19) during the First World War. Scenes shown include: the crossing to France in 1917, onboard photographs of various exercises, ice-breaking. Additional photographs show USS Leviathan, USS Mercy (ID-1305/AH-4), USS Montgomery (C-9), USS San Diego (C-6), wreck of USS Texas (BB-35), the captured German submarine U-258 at Brest, France, HMS Cornwall, and French Cruiser Glorieux. Eight other postcards show battle scenes at The Marne and July 4th celebrations in France during the First World War
Accession #: UA 471
Catalog #: UA 471.08
Donor: Marvin Barrish
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