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USS MONITOR historical research, period photograph of turret

Object summary

Title
USS MONITOR historical research, period photograph of turret
Object ID
HEE-SC-02704
Date made
1973-09
Place made

United States

Maker
Edgerton, Harold Eugene
Object type
Color slide
Major collection
Technology
Photography
Named collection
Harold E. Edgerton Collection
On view
No
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Description

Period photograph of USS MONITOR crew in front of the vessel's gun turret. (CC)

Inscriptions

Type
handwritten pencil
Location
obverse top
Text
58
Type
printed red
Location
obverse bottom
Text
20
Type
printed red
Location
obverse bottom
Text
SEP 73 N7
Type
handwritten black ink
Location
obverse left
Inscriber
Edgerton
Text
MONITOR

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