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Fifth Naval District History/1939 History Of The Fifth Naval District 1945

Artist H. York, S1C, U.S.N.

Date1945

MediumInk | Pencil | Board

DimensionsOverall: 20 1/4 x 17 in. (51.4 x 43.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 23 x 20 in. (58.4 x 50.8 cm)

ClassificationsAmerican art

Credit LineLoaned by Lt. Dorothy Richards, WAVE, U.S.N.R., with permission of Commandant, Fifth Naval District, Naval Station, Norfolk, VA

Object numberL1.46.1

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DescriptionDesign for title page showing the Olympia, flagship of Admiral George Dewey in the Philippine Campaign of the Spanish American War, 1898, at top: the legend "1939 HISTORY of the FIFTH NAVAL DISTRICT 1945" about center: a carrier at anchor with plane loaded deck, two in the air and small craft in the water at either side: below this "Prepared by the Historical Office of the Fifth Naval District Under Direction of the Commandant NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. Drawn on heavy paper board, in ink and pencil.