Title:
Elizabeth Davis Price Collection
Caption:
Collection photo # 2014.41.01 - USS Georgia (BB-15) in dry dock
Description:
Three photo albums (disassembled for preservation reasons) related to the naval service of Frank Rainey during the early 1900s in Cavite, Luzon, Philippines – post Spanish American War.
Album #1 – Cavite cemetery; village scenes & buildings in Philippines (Cavite, Luzon?); naval personnel in villages & on base; & hospital
Album #2 –Army cadets (Military Academy?) in groups & formation; city of Cavite (various buildings); cemetery; ships in the bay; post war (Spanish American) ship wrecks; villages & natives; men’s club called “Exiles of the Earth”; USS Constitution; USS Vermont (BB-20) under construction; USS Rhode Island (BB-17); USS Georgia (BB-15) in dry dock; USS Texas; USS Maryland (Armored Cruiser # 8); & USS New Jersey (BB-16) in dry dock
Album #3 – Marine Corps sports teams (baseball & basketball); USS Zafiro at Naval Station Cavite 1903; Marine railways at Cavite; Cavite Navy Yard, 1903 (including various buildings); USS General Alava (AG-5); USS Isla de Cuba; city and village scenes in Luzon; colorized buildings & general scenes in Kobe & Tokyo (as well as other cities), Japan; officers and crew of USS Chattanooga (C-16); USS Connecticut (BB-18); Cavite High School baseball team; various officer & crew photos (specific ship not known); USS Bennington (Gunboat # 4); USS Ohio (BB-12); officers and crew USS Wyoming (BB-32); & crew of USS Raleigh
Accession #:
2014
Catalog #:
2014.41
Donor:
Elizabeth Davis Price
Copyright Owner:
Naval History & Heritage Command
