by Artist (7)
United States Navy Photographer
The aircraft carrier USS Lexington transited the Panama Canal recently, to take part in war games in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, January 1939
Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on paper
7 3/8 x 9 5/16 in. (18.73 x 23.65 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, American
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted Gift of Michael Mattis, Judy Hochberg, and Daniel Mattis, in honor of Kathleen Stewart Howe
Accession Number:
P2019.21.807
Commentary
The Carrier Lexington Makes a Tight Squeeze through Panama Canal Locks. An impressive photo made when the aircraft carrier USS Lexington transited the Panama Canal recently. The huge girth of the carrier made it a tight squeeze through the canal locks, as can be seen here. Navy vessels went through the locks, from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean, to take part in the extensive war games in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, January 1939.
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 x 9 7/8
Technique
Ferrotyped prints are processed in such a way that they are shiny. The print has a sensitive surface, usually thinner, because it was put through a press while still wet.
Materials
Ferrotyped prints have a sensitive surface, usually shiny and thinner, because they are put through a press while still wet. Ferrotyping makes the surface of the photograph smoother. Light does not scatter as much on a smoother surface, so this increases contrast. That makes ferrotyped images better for press photography.
Keywords
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Guantanamo Bay,
Panama Canal,
Sailors,
Training maneuvers,
United States Navy,
United States Navy,
USS Lexington,
World War II
- Guantanamo Bay
- Panama Canal
- Sailors
- Training maneuvers
- United States Navy
- United States Navy
- USS Lexington
- World War II
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Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 7 3/8 x 9 5/16 in. (18.73 x 23.65 cm)
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