U.S.S. Kentucky, quarter deck and after gun turrets – Antique Wall Art
![U.S.S. Kentucky, quarter deck and after gun turrets, [1900 or 1901] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/41/410c84c219b9-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with U.S.S. Kentucky, quarter deck and after gun turrets, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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U.S.S. Kentucky, quarter deck and after gun turrets
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This view looks aft across the quarterdeck of the U.S.S. Kentucky, toward the after gun turrets that housed the ship's heavy main armament. Kentucky was one of the Illinois-class battleships of the U.S. Navy, commissioned in 1900, and its two-turret layout of large-caliber guns reflected the Navy's late-19th-century push to build a fleet capable of fighting on distant waters. The Detroit Publishing Company, which made this large glass negative, documented American ships, cities and landscapes around the turn of the century, so the image captures a moment when steel battleships were a source of national pride.
| Created / published | [1900 or 1901] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Notes | Hart" on negative. Date based on Detroit |
| Subjects | Kentucky (Battleship) Battleships--American. Artillery (Weaponry) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 814 × 980 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-63744 |
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