Salute gun firing during U.S. Navy transfer of command ceremony, Los Angeles Harbor, 1931

Title: Salute gun firing during U.S. Navy transfer of command ceremony, Los Angeles Harbor, 1931
Date Created: September 15, 1931
Date: 1931-09-15
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Admiral Frank H. Schofield became commander-in-chief of the United States Fleet, succeeding Admiral Jehu V. Chase on a ceremony aboard the dreadnaught Texas, just off the coast of Los Angeles Harbor.
A different photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article, “Navy Guns Roar for Schofield,” Los Angeles Times, 16 Sept 1931: A1, 2.
A small cloud of smoke is seen coming from the salute gun on the dreadnought Texas.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: Salute gun firing
Text from negative sleeve: Chase, John [sic] V. Adm 9-15-31 Relieved of Fleet Command

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Location: Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.)
Longitude: 33.734449
Latitude: -118.233036
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Naval parades & ceremonies--California--Los Angeles County
Military officers--American--California--Los Angeles
Military personnel
Ships--American--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_1639
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dc4nr
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Rights statement: copyrighted
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Rights Country: US
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