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Florida, U.S.N. battleship – Antique Print

Florida, U.S.N. battleship, n/a — historic photograph
Florida, U.S.N. battleship, n/a. Historic photograph from the Battleships collection.

(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 Florida, U.S.N. battleship, 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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Florida, U.S.N. battleship

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The caption identifies this glass negative as the battleship *Florida*, most likely the lead ship of the Florida-class dreadnoughts that the U.S. Navy commissioned in 1911. Those ships carried 12-inch guns in twin turrets and were among the first American battleships built to the all-big-gun design that followed the British *Dreadnought*. The Bain News Service label is unverified, so the ship's identity should be confirmed before it is cited. The Bain collection's news photographs and negatives from the early twentieth century document a navy that was expanding quickly and drawing public attention.

Created / publishedn/a
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesForms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch two loaded.
SourceLibrary of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection
Original scan5,823 × 4,272 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-BNN-9229

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