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Online Library of Selected Images -- Photo Albums --
(Naval Historical Center Lot # S-583)

USS Scranton (ID # 3511) Photo Album --
Photo Pages 31-39 and Inside of Back Cover


This page provides textual information, thumbnails, and links to larger images concerning photo pages 31-39 and the inside back cover of USS Scranton's 1919 photo album.

For introductory information on this album, see:

  • USS Scranton (ID # 3511) Photo Album -- General Description.

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    Left: Page 31
  • Upper photo: USS Scranton's Galley Force. For a larger, black & white reproduction of this image, see Photo # NH 99462.
  • Lower photo: Crew's Galley on board USS Scranton.

    Right: Page 32
  • Upper photo: "A choppy sea", seen from USS Scranton during an Atlantic passage.
  • Lower photo: Atlantic seascape seen from USS Scranton.
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    Left: Page 33
  • Upper photo: "Morse Dry Docks", probably in the New York City area.
  • Lower photo: "Bush Terminal, probably in the New York City area. The ship in center is wearing pattern camouflage.

    Right: Page 34
  • Left photo: Boat leaving USS Scranton to go "To the rescue drowning shipmates", probably on 28 March 1919. For a larger, black & white reproduction of this image, see Photo # NH 99463.
  • Right photo: "Emergency rudder" trailing astern of USS Scranton, probably in late March 1919. For a larger, black & white reproduction of this image, see Photo # NH 99464.
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    Left: Page 35
  • Upper photo: "Grounded": a ship sunk in shallow water, either in the New York Harbor area or off western France.
  • Lower photo: Ferry boats and a U.S. Navy blimp, in the New York City area. Photographed from on board USS Scranton.

    Right: Page 36
  • Left photo: USS El Sol standing by USS Scranton, 28 March 1919. Hand written on the reverse of the original print: "The Elsol Standing By waiting for another ship to come to help pull us back.". For a larger, black & white reproduction of this image, see Photo # NH 99465.
  • Right photo: View on board USS Scranton, looking down on her midships superstructure from the mainmast, while she was in port. This photograph appears to be identical to one mounted on page 3. See Photo # NH 99441.
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    Left: Page 37
  • Left photo: Boat leaving USS Scranton. This image appears to duplicate one mounted on page 34. See Photo # NH 99463.
  • Right photo: Sailor hanging over the railing on USS Scranton. He appears to suffering from seasickness.

    Right: Page 38
  • Upper photo: "Dough for the Dough-boys": carrying bread on board USS Scranton. For a larger, black & white reproduction of this image, see Photo # NH 99466.
  • Lower photo: Bakers at work on board USS Scranton.
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    Left: Page 39 (album's last page)
  • Upper photo: View looking forward from USS Scranton's foremast, while she was at sea. For a larger, black & white reproduction of this image, see Photo # NH 99467.
  • Lower photo: View looking astern from USS Scranton's mainmast. Note that she was still fitted with her after gun foundation when this photo was taken.

    Right: Inside of the Back Cover, showing the manufacturer's identification sticker, which reads: "To Duplicate, Order No. PL--40; F.A. Tombs & Co.; Incorporated; 88-90-92 Sands St.; Brooklyn, N.Y."
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