U.S.S. Chicago dressed up for Navy Day, Los Angeles, circa 1936

Item Overview

Title

U.S.S. Chicago dressed up for Navy Day, Los Angeles, circa 1936

Date Created

[circa October 27, 1936]

Date

1936-10-27

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

In the near distance at center, the U.S.S Chicago is moored near Los Angeles Harbor on Navy Day. It is viewed at an angle from its starboard side. A few smaller vessels sit alongside the large cruiser. Naval insignia waves from a flag line that stretches down the ship's mid-line. The American flag waves from the ship's stern at left. Los Angeles Harbor is barely visible in the background.
Appears in a photo spread titled, "Gunboats in Gala Dress Greet Visitors on Navy Day--Papal Aide Due Today," Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 1936: 18
Related to the article, "PREPAREDNESS PLEAS MARK NAVY DAY FETES: All Southland Joins in Celebration; Cluverius Calls Merchant Ships Vital," Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 1936: A1

Caption

Handwritten on negative: U.S.S. Chicago about 1936
Text from newspaper caption: U.S.S. Chicago, Cruiser Squadron Flagship, Dressed Up To Play Hostess on Navy Day When the fog bank lifted yesterday there was revealed in the harbor huge battleships, cruisers and destroyers of the fleet all decked out for Navy Day and ready to receive visitors who swarmed out the the ships by the hundreds. The visitors were received by officers and men of the fleet in dress uniform and shown about the boats. Rear-Admiral Cluverius made plea for preparedness in his Navy Day celebration speech. Times photo [Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 1936: 18]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Chicago (Cruiser : CA-29)
Port of Los Angeles

Location

Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Flags--American
Navies--American--California--Los Angeles
Marines (Military personnel)
Armed Forces Day--United States