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Album of family photographs associated with the navy ship Bennington.
BANC PIC 1999.056--fALBlocal
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Title:

Album of family photographs associated with the navy ship Bennington

Creator/Contributor:

Bruschi, V.

Creator/Contributor:

Launderville, J. S.

Creator/Contributor:

Bailey, photographer

Creator/Contributor:

Slocum, J. E.

Creator/Contributor:

Eddy, Lindley.

Abstract:

Chiefly snapshots of locales and family activities in Hawaii, California, Norfolk (Virginia), Fort George Island, and Cape Vincent (New York). Includes some professional photographs of the U.S.S. Bennington, its crew, the victims of its explosion in San Diego, Calif., and their funeral. California locales include San Diego and Coronado Island, the Tingley School, UC Berkeley's Greek Theatre (with Sousa's band performing), Mare Island, San Francisco (parades, Chinatown, Ocean Beach), St. Helena, and Nelson's Ranch in Mill Valley.

Date:

approximately 1905-1910 (issued)

Subject:

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Marine accidents -- California -- San Diego -- Photographs
Military funerals -- California -- San Diego -- Photographs
Sailors -- Pensions -- United States
Leisure -- Photographs
Ocean travel -- Photographs
Navigation -- Accidents -- Californie -- San Diego -- Photographies
Funérailles militaires -- Californie -- San Diego -- Photographies
Marins -- Pensions -- États-Unis
Loisir -- Photographies
Leisure
Marine accidents
Military funerals
Ocean travel
Sailors -- Pensions
Hawaii -- Pictorial works
Mare Island (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Saint Helena (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Hawaii -- Ouvrages illustrés
California -- Mare Island
California -- Saint Helena
California -- San Diego
California -- San Francisco
Hawaii
United States
Bennington (Ship) -- Pictorial works
Hotel del Coronado (Coronado, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Bennington (Ship)
Hotel del Coronado (Coronado, Calif.)

Note:

Title supplied by cataloger.
Compiler and photographer of snapshots unknown. Photogrpahers of the Bennington disaster include: V. Bruschi, J.S. Launderville, Bailey, [J.E.?] Slocum, and [Lindley?] Eddy.
Decorative suede cover with California poppy motif.
Many pages captioned in pencil.

Type:

graphic
Photographs.
Pictorial works.
Photograph albums.

Physical Description:

photoprint
1 album (193 photographic prints) : black and white ; 26 x 30 cm

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC PIC 1999.056--fALBlocal

Origin:

Various places