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(Naval History and Heritage Command Photographic Lot # S-586)

Robert H. Helm's USS Powhatan (ID # 3013) Photo Collection
-- Pages 30-41


This page provides textual information, thumbnail images, and links to larger images of pages 30-41 of Robert H. Helm's USS Powhatan photo collection.

For introductory information on this collection, see:

  • Robert H. Helm's USS Powhatan (ID # 3013) Photo Collection -- General Description.

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    S-586, Page 30:
  • Upper left photo: Transport with troops on deck, 1919. Photographed from USS Powhatan, possibly at Charleston, South Carolina. This ship is almost certainly USS Floridian (ID # 3875).
  • Lower left photo: USS Nashville (Gunboat # 7) at the Charleston Navy Yard, S.C., 1919. Photographed from on board USS Powhatan.

  • Upper right photo: Ships at the Charleston Navy Yard, S.C., April 1919, seen from USS Powhatan. Ship at left, with a gun being removed or installed, is USS Machias (Gunboat # 5). Ship partially visible at right is USS Nashville. The submarine (in center) is unidentified.
  • Lower right photo: USS Hartford at the Charleston Navy Yard, S.C., seen from USS Powhatan, 1919. Ship in the foreground may be USS Machias.
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    S-586, Page 31:
  • Upper left photo: Ships at the Charleston Navy Yard, S.C., April 1919, seen from USS Powhatan.
  • Lower left photo: Ships in an East Coast port (perhaps the Charleston Navy Yard, S.C.), seen from USS Powhatan, 1919. Ship in the center is USS Martha Washington (ID # 3019). That at right is one of the four former minelayers employed as transports.

  • Upper right photo: Sailors in a lifeboat beside USS Powhatan's stern, 1919. Location is probably the the Charleston Navy Yard, S.C.
  • Lower right: View of USS Powhatan's stern, taken at the Charleston Navy Yard, S.C., circa April 1919. Note: For an individual greyscale reproduction of this image, see Photo # NH 106353.
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    S-586, Page 32:
  • Upper left photo: View on board USS Powhatan, looking forward from the poop deck, 1919.
  • Lower left photo: Sailors climbing rigging to USS Powhatan's mainmast top, 1919. Note the canvas "windsail" ventilator in the left foreground.

  • Upper right photo: USS Powhatan in drydock at an East Coast facility, 1919.
  • Lower right photo: Removing six-inch gun from USS Powhatan at the Charleston Navy Yard, S.C., April 1919.
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    S-586, Page 33:
  • Upper left photo: Removing six-inch gun from USS Powhatan at the Charleston Navy Yard, S.C., April 1919. Note: For an individual greyscale reproduction of this image, see Photo # NH 106354. USS McCall (Destroyer # 28) is in the middle distance. Tug in the foreground is Sebago (Harbor Tug # 23).
  • Lower left photo: Colt-Browning machine gun on a tripod mounting, possibly on board USS Powhatan in 1919.

  • Upper right photo: Southern Railway company coal pier, Charleston, S.C., 1919. Probably photographed from on board USS Powhatan.
  • Lower right photo: Southern Railway company coal pier at Charleston, S.C. transferring coal to USS Powhatan, 1919. Note the the coal conveyor arrangement used to move coal from the pier to the ship.
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    S-586, Page 34:
  • Upper left photo: Scene in Brest harbor, France, 1919. Possibly taken from USS Powhatan.
  • Lower left photo: "La Chateau" at Brest, France, 1919. Possibly photographed from USS Powhatan.

  • Upper right photo: Port scene at Brest, France, showing buildings, a bridge and a French warship, 1919. Possibly taken from a boat filled with Sailors from USS Powhatan. The French ship appears to be the protected cruiser d'Entrecasteaux.
  • Lower right photo: Street scene at Brest, France, 1919.
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    S-586, Page 35: Four commercially produced post cards showing scenes in Paris, France during the 1910s era. Three were published by Levy Fils & Co., Paris. The lower left card was published by Le Deley, Paris. The reverse sides of all four cards bear messages from Robert H. Helm to members of his family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  • Upper left card: Church of the Madeleine and Rue Royale, with automobiles and horse-drawn carriages.
  • Lower left card: Champs Elysees Avenue, with bus, automobile and horse-drawn carriage traffic.

  • Upper right card: Place de la Concorde, with the Egyptian Obelisk in the right center and the Church of the Madeline partially visible in the left distance.
  • Lower right card: General view of the Louvre Palace.
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    S-586, Page 36:
  • Upper left card: Commercial post card, showing the inside of the Dome of the Invalides, in Paris, circa the 1910s. The card's reverse bears a message from Robert H. Helm to a member of his family.
  • Lower left photo: Small building with a damaged roof in France or Belgium, circa 1919. It bears a sign reading "Concevreux".

  • Upper right photo: Railway station at Malines (Mechelen), Belgium, 1919.
  • Lower right photo: Belgian policeman with truncheon, 1919.
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    S-586, Page 37:
  • Upper left photo: Royal Palace, Brussels, Belgium, 1919.
  • Lower left photo: Palace of Justice, Brussels, 1919.

  • Upper right photo: Statue of Godfrey de Boullion, Brussels, Belgium, 1919.
  • Lower right photo: The Manneken Pis fountain, Brussels, 1919. Note the wheelbarrow passing by in the foreground.
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    S-586, Page 38:
  • Upper left photo: Meuse River, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1919. Possibly photographed from USS Powhatan.
  • Lower left photo: Another copy of the same view.

  • Upper right: blank space.
  • Lower right photo: Castle Steen, Antwerp, Belgium, 1919.
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    S-586, Page 39:
  • Upper left photo: USS Powhatan alongside the wharf at Antwerp, Belgium, 1919.
  • Lower left photo: Same subject.

  • Upper right photo: Bidding war brides farewell as USS Powhatan leaves Antwerp, Belgium, 1919. Note: For a similar image, see Photo # NH 103580.
  • Lower right photo: Civilians and crew members on board USS Powhatan, 1919. Possibly taken as the ship left Antwerp, Belgium.
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    S-586, Page 40:
  • Upper left photo: Troops en route to embark on USS Powhatan for passage home to the United States, 1919. Possibly taken at Antwerp, Belgium.
  • Lower left photo: Germans leaving USS Powhatan 1919. Possibly taken at Antwerp, Belgium.

  • Upper right photo: Waterfront at Antwerp, Belgium, seen from USS Powhatan as she leaves the port in 1919.
  • Lower right photo: Same subject.
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    S-586, Page 41: World War I Draft registration and notification cards issued to Robert H. Helm, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  • Upper left Card: Draft registration card, issued on 31 May 1918. Note: For individual views of this card, see Photo # NH 106355-KN and Photo # NH 106355-A-KN.
  • Lower left: blank space.

  • Upper right card: "Notice of Classification" postcard, sent on 25 June 1918. Note: For individual views of this card, see Photo # NH 106356-KN and Photo # NH 106356-A-KN.
  • Lower right card: "Notice to Appear for Physical Examination" postcard, sent on 10 July 1918. Note: For individual views of this card, see Photo # NH 106357-KN and Photo # NH 106357-A-KN.
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    NOTES:

  • To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

  • If reproduced, images featured on these pages should be credited to the "U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command".


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