Title

Transfer of 8" shells, League Isl'd., 1913. Creator: Bain News Service.

Caption

Transfer of 8" shells, League Isl'd., 1913. Shows armored cruiser USS Brooklyn (CA-3) at League Island, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, PA, in Feb. 1913, during the American Marines mobilization to go to Guantanamo, Cuba, in response to the Mexican Revolution.

Date

20th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM24A23_136

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55,7Mb (1,3Mb) / 17,5in x 12,3in / 5264 x 3699 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation people male library man men lifting country trade guy port ship ships island shell shells crane cranes weapon weapons color photography naval wharf docks dock loading quay military war quayside location century Philadelphia Pennsylvania rebellion photograph revolution concept ammunition photo Navy B&W Library of Congress warfare United States of America Colour naval warfare United States Navy water transport warship black & white black and white B W weaponry white and black warships 1910s 20th century US Navy American America USA TGN photograph united states armoured cruiser munitions Bain George Graham quai USS Brooklyn Congressional Library Mexican Revolution naval ship Heritage Art glass negative still image press photography Bain News Service George Graham Bain League Island George Grantham Bain