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A British battleship, with decks cleared for action and 15-inch guns ready to fire broadside, convoys U.S. troops to France, 1917
Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on paper
Creation Place:
Oceania, American
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted gift of Michael Mattis, Judy Hochberg, Fernando Barnuevo and Gloria Ybarra
Accession Number:
P2020.6.135
Provenance
Purchased by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College on August 12, 2020 from Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York.
Commentary
Photos of Latest U.S. Army and Navy War News---British Battleships Convoy U.S. Troops: A British battleship, with decks cleared for action and 15-inch guns ready to fire broadside, convoys U.S. troops to France. This is but one of the British fleet that has cooperated so splendidly with the French and American navies, landing 2,000,000 American boys safely in France. British official photo. (Roll Up the Bonds to Roll Back the Huns!)
Marks
On recto: Clear label attached near bottom right corner, "Copyright by / Underwood & Underwood, N.Y. / From Elliott Service Co., N.Y." On verso: Typewritten label attached in center, "PHOTOS OF LATEST U. S. ARMY AND NAVY WAR NEWS / BRITISH BATTLESHIPS CONVOY U. S. TROOPS / A British battleship, with decks cleared for action, and / 15 inch guns ready to fire a broadside, is seen convoy- / ing U. S. troops to France. This is but one of the / British fleet that has co-operated so splendidly with / the French and American navies, in landing safely / 2,000,000 American boys in France. British official / photo. / ROLL UP THE BONDS TO ROLL BACK THE HUNS! / PHOTOGRAPHS FURNISHED BY ELLIOTT SERVICE CO., 461-479 Eighth Avenue, New York. I-CJ-AH-1662 C". Handwritten in graphite in top left corner, "UU-045".
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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This object has the following keywords:
Artillery,
Battleships,
Convoys,
France,
Royal Navy,
Soldiers,
Troop transports,
United States Navy,
United States Navy,
World War I
- Artillery
- Battleships
- Convoys
- France
- Royal Navy
- Soldiers
- Troop transports
- United States Navy
- United States Navy
- World War I
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