A guide to the Kansas (built 1905; battleship: U.S. Navy) photograph, 1907-1909
Processed by: L. Bianchi, November 2015.
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
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A Guide to the Kansas (built 1905; battleship: U.S. Navy) photograph
P15-002
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2016, National Park Service
Title: Kansas (built 1905; battleship: U.S. Navy) photograph
Date: 1907-1909
Identifier/Call Number: P15-002 (SAFR 24440)
Creator:
Unknown
Physical Description:
1 item.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The Kansas (built 1905; battleship: U.S. Navy) photograph, 1907-1909, (SAFR 24440, P15-002) is comprised of a photograph of
the United States Navy battleship KANSAS during the cruise of the Great White Fleet around the world. The collection has been
processed to the Collection level and is open for use.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], P15-002 (SAFR 24440), Kansas (built 1905; battleship: U.S. Navy) photograph, San Francisco Maritime National Historical
Park
SAFR-02352
Field collection. Found in Library collection backlog.
Historical or Biographical Note
KANSAS (built 1905; battleship: U.S. Navy), a Connecticut-class battleship (BB-21), was built by New York Shipbuilding Company
in Camden, NJ. She was launched on August 12, 1905 and commissioned in April 1907. She was part of the Great White Fleet which
circumnavigated the world in 1907-1909. KANSAS was decommissioned in 1921.
The Kansas (built 1905; battleship: U.S. Navy) photograph, 1907-1909, (SAFR 24440, P15-002) is comprised of a photograph of
the United States Navy battleship KANSAS during the cruise of the Great White Fleet around the world. The collection has been
processed to the Collection level and is open for use.
Contains one black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 9.25 in., of KANSAS (built 1905; battleship: U.S. Navy) in the stream,
starboard quarter view, during the Great White Fleet's world circumnavigation, 1907-1909. Other United States Navy vessels
that were also part of the Great White Fleet are in the distance. Motor launches are underway between the vessels. Two lifeboats
are tied up at the stern of KANSAS. Photographer's number 374. Ship specifications are handwritten on the verso.
Single item.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Battleships
United States. Navy--Cruise, 1907-1909
Kansas (built 1905; battleship: U.S. Navy)
Black-and-white prints (photographs)
Gelatin silver prints