In 1981 the Naval Historical Center was loaned several dozen original nitrate-base negatives that had been taken by a crew member of USS Walke. Dates written on some of these negatives ranged from December 1913 into March 1914. Most of the others appear to have been made at about the same time, though a relatively small number obviously date from World War I and shortly afterwards. Prints were made from these negatives, which were then returned to their owner, Mr. Jim Kazalis, and the prints were added to the Center's collection of historical photography.
The great majority of the 1914 vintage images in this collection clearly involve the crew and activities of USS Walke, as well as operations of the Second Division of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla, to which she belonged at that time. The World War I and later images do not appear to have any linkage to Walke.
All the photographs from this collection that are directly related to Walke and her flotilla are presented on this page, and those linked from it. Taken as a group, they are by far the best representation we have of the personnel, shipboard activities and operations of pre-World War I destroyers.
This page features, and provides links to, a large number of photographs related to the crew and activities of USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) in about 1914.
For more images related to this ship's crew and activities
in about 1914, see:
For overall photographs of USS Walke, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.
For more images related to this ship's crew and activities
in about 1914, see:
For overall photographs of USS Walke, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 31 December 2004