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Title
Big gun disappearing from ships offshore.
Collection

"The Pageant of America" Collection

v.7 - In defense of liberty

(unpublished photographs)

World War : Artillery

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1860 - 1920 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: PoA (UnPub.), v. 7.20.003
Topics
World War, 1914-1918
Artillery (Weaponry)
Warfare
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: 11204 [Title from Folder Notes] [Typewritten text on reverse:] "This disappearing gun is an American invented and can not be hit by the big guns of a ship because no ship can elevate its guns enough to drop shells inside the emplacement."
Physical Description
Extent: 16.5 x 22 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 127691
TMS Object Number: PoA (UnPub.), v. 7.20.003
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1a8c1e40-c615-012f-0a10-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1860: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Big gun disappearing from ships offshore." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860 - 1920. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-b2d8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Big gun disappearing from ships offshore." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-b2d8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1860 - 1920). Big gun disappearing from ships offshore. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-b2d8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Big gun disappearing from ships offshore.