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S-205 RADM Sumner E.W. Kittelle Photo Collection
S-205 RADM Sumner E.W. Kittelle Photo Collection

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Title: RADM Sumner E.W. Kittelle Photo Collection
Description: 19 photographs from the RADM Sumner E.W. Kittelle Collection related to his naval service between 1889-1926. Several of the images from this collection have been cataloged at the item level into the NH image series (NH 103846, NH 103847, and NH 55135).
Accession#: S-205
Donor: ADM C.J. Moore
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Circa: 1889-1926
Format: Black and white photographs

Collection Guide: 

S-205-A

14 photographs related to ships that RADM Kittelle served aboard, including: USS Chicago (identical to NH 55135), USS Wheeling (PG-14), USS Mississippi (BB-23), USS Albany (CL-23), and USS Maryland (CA-8). Other photographs include views aboard and around USS Wheeling; USS Mississippi at Havana, Cuba; CAPT Kittelle , LT Aikman, Mrs. Gregory, and CAPT Wood aboard the merchant ship SS Alaska at sea; and deck scene aboard USS Georgia.

S-205-B

5 oversize prints including USS Brooklyn (CA-3) at an unknown harbor, 1905; USS Mississippi (BB-23) when first completed in 1908; crew of USS Mississippi including LCDR Kittelle in 1908; panoramic photograph of 10 battleships of the Atlantic Fleet steaming into harbor, 1907; and RADM Kittelle with General Emilio Aguinaldo (Philippines), Philippine and U.S. Officers and dignitaries at the Aguinaldo residence, 1926.

For information about the rest of the collection: nhhcphotoarchives@navy.mil