Box 1
Contains 14 Results:
USS Houston (CA-30) on the Yangtze River, China, undated
USS Houston (CA-30) in Houston Ship Channel, 1930s
USS Houston (CA-30) in Houston Ship Channel, at the turning basin with aerial photographer above, taken from the air, 1930s
USS Houston (CA-30) docked with crew member standing on dock in front of bow, 1931-1936
USS Houston (CA-30) and USS Peary, Darwin, Australia, 1942
Caption on white card: "Photographs of the U.S.S. Houston and the U.S.S. Peary, 18 February 1942 (one photo shows the U.S.S. Peary afire after an explosion. Photos were taken from the nearby H.M.A.S. Deloraine."; Caption on front: "U.S.S. Peary, a destoyer, exploded and sank. This dramatic photograph was taken by Signalman Douglas Fraser from H.M.A.S. Deloraine. H.M.A.S. Katoomba is in the floating dock and the hosptial ship Manunda at right."; Inscription on back: "Darwin, Feb, 19, 1942"
USS Houston (CA-30) taken from the air (Image 11), undated
Caption on back: "Aerial Photograph by Southwest Air Services, 403 Union National Bank Building, Houston, Texas."
USS Houston (CA-30) docked with crew member hoisting flag on the bow, undated
USS Houston (CA-30), taken from the air, undated
Mary Ellen Bute (maid of honor), Elisabeth Holcombe (ship's sponsor), and Charlotte Williams (special guest) on platform at USS Houston (CA-30) launching ceremony, September 7, 1929
Crew members: L-R, [Hanie,] A. Malone, [Haiti], 1938-1939
Inscription on back: "U.S.S. Houston - [Hatti] 1939, L - [Hanie] R - Malone"
Crew dockside with Cubans watching, 1932
Inscription on back: "[Leso?]"
Mary Ellen Bute (maid of honor), Elisabeth Holcombe (ship's sponsor), and Charlotte Williams (special guest) on platform at USS Houston (CA-30) launching ceremony, September 7, 1929
Caption on white card: "USS Houston (CA-30) Mary Ellen Bute (maid of honor), Elisabeth Holcombe (ship's sponsor), and Charlotte Williams (special guest) on platform at launching ceremony, 7 Sept. 1929.", September 7, 1929
Inscription on white slip: "Largest launching party (over 10,000 invited spectators) in history of the Newport yard--just prior to breaking of Houston Ship Channel water by the sponsor. Sept. 7, 1929"
USS Houston (CA-30) slides down the ways with American flag displayed on its stern, launching ceremony, September 7, 1929
Inscription on white card: "USS Houston (CA 30)-- slides down the ways at launching ceremonies, 7 Sept. 1929."