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

American Submarines in Irish Base! The American Navy played a very important part in the big fight with Germany. U.S. submarines were used to convoy transports and to pursue German U-boats. This scene is in an American submarine base on the Irish coast. The subs are tied up to a mother ship, Ireland.

On recto: Clear label attached near bottom right corner, "Copyright by / Committee on Public Information / from Underwood & Underwood, N.Y. / From Elliott Service Co., N.Y."

On verso: Typewritten label attached in center, "American Submarines In Irish Base! / The American Navy played a very important part in / the big fight with Germany. U. S. Submarines were / used to convoy transports and to pursue a relentless / hunt for German U-boats. This scene is in an / American submarine base on the Irish Coast. The / 'subs' are tied up to a 'mother' ship. / UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD NEWS PHOTOGRAPHS ELLIOTT SERVICE CO. EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTORS 141-145 West 36th St., NEW YORK 1760 B". Handwritten in graphite in top left corner, "UU-008".

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:

• Coastal Scenes
• Germany
• Ireland
• Submarine bases
• Submarines
• United States Navy
• United States Navy
• World War I

This object is a member of the following portfolios: