Farewell Dance, U.S.S. Indiana, Mercantile Club, 1919

Group portrait of officers and crew of the U.S.S. Indiana and their dates at a farewell dance given by the Mercantile Club in March 1919, shortly before the ship was decommissioned. Commissioned in 1895, this Battleship (BB-1) served in the Spanish-American War as part of the North Atlantic Squadron...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rav Art Studios
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: Indiana Historical Society 1919
Subjects:
Ships
Dancers
Military officers
United States Navy
Sailors
Photography
Panoramic
Battleship
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://cdm16797.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc013/id/1015
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Summary:Group portrait of officers and crew of the U.S.S. Indiana and their dates at a farewell dance given by the Mercantile Club in March 1919, shortly before the ship was decommissioned. Commissioned in 1895, this Battleship (BB-1) served in the Spanish-American War as part of the North Atlantic Squadron. In 1920 she was used in bombing tests and sunk.

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