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Photo # NH 82704:  USS Louisiana arrives at New York CIty with a load of troops from France, 1919

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USS Louisiana (Battleship # 19, later BB-19), 1906-1923 -- Part II


This page features additional images related to USS Louisiana (Battleship # 19, later BB-19).

For more views concerning this ship, see:

  • USS Louisiana (Battleship # 19, later BB-19), 1906-1923.


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    Photo #: NH 52801

    USS Louisiana
    (Battleship # 19)

    Officers make up a Christmas band on the afterdeck, while the ship was at Havana, Cuba, 1906.
    Among those present are Assistant Surgeon Richard A. Warner; Joseph O. Foster; Joseph Evans; Ensign Harold E. Clark; Lieutenant Robert W. McNeeley; Marine Captain John W. Wadleigh; and Ensign Richard Wainwright, Jr.

    Collection of Lieutenant Commander Richard Wainwright, Jr., 1928.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 72KB; 740 x 460 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 101496

    USS Louisiana (BB-19)


    President Theodore Roosevelt tips his hat in salute as he comes aboard the battleship, upon her return from the cruise around the World, circa 22 February 1909. In return, he is receiving a salute from the ship's officers.
    There are two Turkish Navy officers (wearing Fez hats) present, in the center of the image.

    Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 80KB; 740 x 455 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 91471

    Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 25 Sept. -- 9 Oct. 1909


    Battleships anchored in the Hudson River, off 145th Street, New York City, during the celebration. Photograph by Thaddeus Wilkerson, 522 W. 145th St., New York, reproduced on a postal card.
    Ships present are (from left to right):
    USS Louisiana (Battleship # 19);
    USS Idaho (Battleship # 24);
    USS Kansas (Battleship # 21);
    USS Vermont (Battleship # 20); and
    USS Connecticut (Battleship # 18).
    Identification on the first two listed is certain. That on the last three is probable.

    Courtesy of Jack Howland, 1980.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 93KB; 740 x 490 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 82704

    USS Louisiana
    (Battleship # 19)

    Arrives at New York City with a load of troops from France, 1919.
    Photo printed on a stereograph card, published by the Keystone View Company.
    See Photo # NH 82704 (extended caption) for the text printed on the original stereograph card's reverse side, concerning the achievements of U.S. Troops on the Western Front in World War I.

    Courtesy of Warren S. McEachern, 1974

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 125KB; 640 x 675 pixels

    A stereo pair version of this image is available as Photo # NH 82704-A

    Online Image of stereo pair: 78KB; 675 x 355 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 104811

    USS Louisiana
    (Battleship # 19)

    View on board, looking aft on the port side as the steam lighter Knickerbocker approaches. The latter is loaded with troops who are to be transferred to Louisiana for transportation home to the United States, 1919. Probably photographed at Brest, France.
    The original photograph was printed on post card ("AZO") stock.

    Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 60KB; 740 x 475 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 105871

    USS Louisiana
    (Battleship # 19)

    Taking aboard troops of the "Arrow" Division for passage home from France, 1919. The men are embarking on Louisiana from the ferry lighter Knickerbocker. Location is probably Brest harbor.
    The original photograph is printed on post card ("AZO") stock.

    Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 68KB; 740 x 480 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 95886-KN (color)

    World Cruise of the "Great White Fleet", 1907-1909

    Souvenir scarf, depicting sixteen battleships of the fleet, and the flags of the World's nations, and listing the port's visited during the cruise.
    The battleships shown are: (top row, left to right) -- Vermont, Minnesota, Kansas and Connecticut;
    (upper middle row, left to right) -- Rhode Island, New Jersey, Nebraska and Georgia;
    (lower middle row, left to right) -- Missouri, Ohio, Virginia and Louisiana;
    (bottom row, left to right) -- Kentucky, Kearsarge, Illinois and Wisconsin

    Donation of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Devlin, 1972.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 416KB; 1200 x 1155 pixels

     


    For more views concerning this ship, see:

  • USS Louisiana (Battleship # 19, later BB-19), 1906-1923.


    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.

  • Some images linked from this page may bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    Page made 31 May 2008
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