Purchased by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College on August 12, 2020 from Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York.

This is the first photograph ever made of the Camouflage Department of the U.S. Navy. It was inaugurated at the beginning of the war. All ships except battleships were camouflaged here on models. The effects of the sky, sea and clouds were studied through a periscope.

On recto: Clear label attached near bottom right corner, "Photograph by G. V. Buck / from Underwood & Underwood, N.Y. / From Elliott Service Co., N.Y."

On verso: Typewritten label attached in center, "THE CAMOUFLAGE DEPARTMENT OF THE U.S. NAVY / This is the first photograph ever made of the Camou- / flage Department of the U. S. Navy. It was inaugu- / rated at the beginning of the war. All ships except / battleships were camouflaged here on models and / the effects of sky, sea and clouds were studied thru / a periscope. / UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD NEWS PHOTOGRAPHS ELLIOTT SERVICE CO. EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTORS 141-145 West 36th St., NEW YORK © 1823". Handwritten in graphite in top left corner, "UU-030".

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.

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.

This object has the following keywords:

• Camouflage
• United States Navy
• United States Navy Camoflage Department
• Warships
• World War I

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