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2017.04 World War I Ships Collection

37 black and white negatives, taken circa World War I, donor unknown. Destroyers including USS Hovey (DD-208) and USS Chandler (DD-206); replacement of main gun barrels on unidentified battleship; unidentified personnel; dog mascot; raising the flag on board a battleship; Eagle boat; other unidentified ships, possibly British. Negatives developed by J.F. Duthie, Photographic Dealer, Edinburgh.
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Title: World War I Ships Collection
Caption: Collection photo # 2017.04.01 - Sailors hoist the American flag over the former German battleship Ostfriesland, which had been ceded to the United States in the aftermath of World War I
Description: 37 black and white negatives, taken circa World War I, donor unknown. Destroyers including USS Hovey (DD-208) and USS Chandler (DD-206); replacement of main gun barrels on unidentified battleship; unidentified personnel; dog mascot; raising the flag on board a battleship; Eagle boat; other unidentified ships, possibly British. Negatives developed by J.F. Duthie, Photographic Dealer, Edinburgh.
Accession #: 2017
Catalog #: 2017.04
Tags: ship_types/battleship
Donor: Found in Collection
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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