u.s. navy

05/12/52

The image shows six officers in the U.S. Navy with gold clubs.

On the back it lists their names:

Capt. R.R. Waller C.O. NAS Alameda

Captain John A Moreno, Chief of Stadd to...

U.S. Navy Out!
c. 1999

Poster has a black background. The top edge of the poster has text in large orange and red letters: "U.S. Navy / Out!" with two small white stars. Poster is printed with a large stylized drawing...

Operation Desert Storm 16 January 1991
1991

Poster has a tan and blue background. The top edge of the poster has text in black: "Operation Desert Storm / 16 January 1991". The center of the poster has a montage of drawings including: a...

Fleet Week makes me sick I'm joining the Peace Navy
1989

Multi-color poster shows a semi-abstract figure who is projectile vomiting while dribbling a basketball on a basketball court. An area with blue and white gestural marks appears behind the figure...

The Colossal White Party
c. 1981

One white poster with black print. Left side of poster is an image of a man with a bare chest wearing a sailor cap on his face, dog tags around his neck, and unzipped trousers. The right side of...

New York held Hostage: Vote yes on Proposition 6
1985

Poster has a light blue background with the statue of Liberty in light grey. The statue has several US Navy missiles tied around it. On the right in white is, "The Navy wants to base a fleet oin...

c.1945

Black and white photograph of a ship mast with a U.S. Navy blimp flying above.

1966

Small poster that has red background with white border and lettering. Poster reads from top to bottom in white lettering, " Stop War/ Join/ Peace Vigil/ Since Aug. 7, 66/ Port Chicago Weapons...

c. 1985

Poster has a drawing of a large ship with USS Missouri on the bow. On the ship are bombs and nuclear barrels. In the background is the city skyline of San Francisco and the Oakland Bay Bridge....

1972

Poster has seven light blue rectangles with various images in them. Left rectangles- top: white outline of Laos; middle: five blue airplanes, 11 red soldiers, two white war ships; bottom: white...

1965-1967

This is a cruise book for the hospital ship USS Repose AH-16 for the years 1965-1967 while serving off the coast of Vietnam during the war. The book primarily contains photographs of various ship...

1960

"The Navy Blue Book" or yearbook published in 1960. The book was editied by Tom Compere and published by the Military Publishing Institute, Inc. The book contains basic facts and articles on the...

1941-1945

Photo shows an interior shot of Hospitality House. A sailor in uniform is sitting at a table looking up at a wall of drawings and illustrations presumably done by visiting sailors and soldiers to...

1941-1945

Photo shows a group of sailors gathered around a table, presumably doing arts and crafts, at Hospitality House in Oakland. A woman is standing over the table helping.

1941-1945

Photo shows the interior of Hospitality House during World War II. On the right side of the photo is a sailor, in uniform standing in front of a row of glass fronted counters talking with a woman...

c. 1942

photographs. Description: a-h eight black and white photographs dealing with the gardening and eating facilities.

1-u fourteen black and white photographs showing Oak Knoll Hospital...

c. 1965

Printed on the back of the photo, "Official U.S. Army photograph 04197-811-20/mtw-66- Operational record. The embarkation of troops destined for Southeast Asia at Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield...

c. 1965

Label attached to the foam core on the back, "'I take it this is not First Class?' Soldiers stake out their territory for the 25 to 30 day trip to Vietnam in 1965." Photo shows the cramped...

c. 1965

Photo shows a large group of soldiers gathered on the docks between a railroad train and a U.S. Navy ship the General R. M. Blatchford. The soldiers all appear to be waiting to board the ship....

15-Aug-46

The photograph shows servicement smiling and celebrating the end of WWII, in a crowd. The soldier in the front is missing his two front teeth.

5-Nov-34

 

The Tribune photo, dated November 5, 1934, has the following caption on the back:   "END OF TRAIL--thousands gathered about the U.S. Naval base at Oakland Airport...

26-Feb-36

Handwritten on the back of the photo "2/26/36 Ur. Book, Par II pg 9. Oak. Munc. Airport. 59 Picas Yearbook #1898." Photo shows a U.S. Navy biplane parked on the tarmac at the Oakland Airport....

c. 1925

Typed paper glued to the back, "Left to right---Lt. L.W. Curtin, Commander John Rodgers and Lt. B.J. Connell, heroes of the airplane flight to Hawaii waving farewell at Oakland Pier as they...

18-Sep-25

Handwritten on the back, "8615. PN-9 #1 being towed into Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai, after rescue. 9-18-25." Photo shows the seaplane with a piece of canvas laying over the cockpit enclosure as...

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