Panaromic photograph of the U.S.S. Westerner
date: label: Date
content: 1919
name: label: Created by
content: Taylor Studio, American, founded 1919
label: Subject of
content: United States Navy, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A panoramic photograph (a) of sailors standing on top of the U.S.S. Westerner Navy Ship in a wooden frame (b). The sailors are standing on top of the ship, most stand behind a central structure, while others group to its right and on the top level as well. Two men are seated in the giant vents above. The men are all wearing their navy uniforms. A group of higher ranked sailors on the right are seated. On the bottom right, handwritten in white, is the name of the ship [U.S.S. Westerner] and the photographer, [Photo Taylor Studio Norfolk VA]. The photograph is surrounded by a 1 5/8 inch tan mat that is stained in multiple places. The back of the photograph is taped to the mat. The back has multiple inscriptions that read, [15 inch gils / 192932 / 60 + DIVE] and [no price given / 2292- / Mrs Petep]. Two remnants of orange and black stickers on the left and right read, [GREGO / DEC] and [PIC / TUR / PA / ST [illegible]]. The frame is wooden with a cardboard backing and hanging wire. The frame is carved in a scroll design and painted gold.
place: label: Place made
content: Norfolk, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: World War I
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.19.2ab
objectType: label: Type
content: frames (furnishings)
label: Type
content: photographs
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with wood, wire, paint and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (a photograph): 10 1/2 × 24 5/8 in. (26.7 × 62.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b frame): 13 1/16 × 27 3/16 × 3/4 in. (33.2 × 69.1 × 1.9 cm)