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NHF-145 Post World War I Europe Collection

Approximately 160 images taken in Europe, circa 1919-1922.Rear Admiral Mark Bristol; Admiral William Benson; Admiral William Sims; captured German war material; Dalmatian Coast; Istanbul, Turkey; Venice, Italy; USS Lansdale (DD-101); USS Schley (DD-103); USS Ringgold (DD-89); destroyers on convoy duty during World War I; USS Western Light (SP-3300); USS Mercer (SP-3837); USS Scorpion (PY-3); USS Canibas (SP-3401); Antwerp, Belgium; Curtiss H-12 or H-16 flying boat; foreign ships including Radetzky (Austrian), Nino Bixio (Italian), Sultan Selim (Turkish), Temeraire (British), Condorcet (French), Lord Nelson (British); refugee camp in France; ruined towns on the French Western Front; Belgium, including harbor scenes and the Waterloo Monument; USN railway guns firing. Most photos do not have captions. Some photos have been assigned NH numbers or were removed to the NH collection.
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Title: Post World War I Europe Collection
Caption: Collection Photo # NHF-145.001: USS Ringgold (DD-89) at Venice, Italy, circa 1919
Description: Approximately 160 images taken in Europe, circa 1919-1922.Rear Admiral Mark Bristol; Admiral William Benson; Admiral William Sims; captured German war material; Dalmatian Coast; Istanbul, Turkey; Venice, Italy; USS Lansdale (DD-101); USS Schley (DD-103); USS Ringgold (DD-89); destroyers on convoy duty during World War I; USS Western Light (SP-3300); USS Mercer (SP-3837); USS Scorpion (PY-3); USS Canibas (SP-3401); Antwerp, Belgium; Curtiss H-12 or H-16 flying boat; foreign ships including Radetzky (Austrian), Nino Bixio (Italian), Sultan Selim (Turkish), Temeraire (British), Condorcet (French), Lord Nelson (British); refugee camp in France; ruined towns on the French Western Front; Belgium, including harbor scenes and the Waterloo Monument; USN railway guns firing. Most photos do not have captions. Some photos have been assigned NH numbers or were removed to the NH collection.
Accession #: NHF
Catalog #: NHF-145
Donor: Naval Historical Foundation
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
After this Year: 1913
Before this Year: 1923
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