Associated PressUSS Roosevelt, New York Navy Day 1945, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography Framed, 1945

Description

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Associated Press Photo. The USS Roosevelt aircraft carriers on the Hudson … more An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Associated Press Photo. The USS Roosevelt aircraft carriers on the Hudson River, New York, during Navy Day in 1945.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography framed.
Press Photography.
Press Agency: Associated Press Photo.
Photographer: Unknown.
Title: New York Celebrates Navy Day: Truman commissions new aircraft carriers.
Provenance: Private collection.
Frame Size: 20.63 in high (52.5 cm) x 16.75 in wide (42.5 cm) x 1.38 in deep (3.5 cm).
Image Size: 5.91 in high (15.3 cm) x 7.87 in wide (20.7 cm).
View size: 5.51 in high (14.3 cm) x 7.48 in wide (19.9 cm).
Ink Stamp at the back: "New York celebrates Navy Day: Truman commissions new aircraft carrier. The flight deck of the 45,000-ton aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt is packed with service and civilian spectators as President Truman commissioned the giant ship at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on October 27 during New York City's Navy Day ceremonies. Associated Press Photo - NAP 283175". Hand-written French translation reads Porte-Avion "Franklin Roosevelt," 40.000 tonnes. Son pont supérieur est occupé par les militaires et les civiles qui prennent part a la cérémonie du baptéme du navire par le President Truman." less