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Black and white photograph of a Marine handing a slice of cake to Intrepid's commanding officer…
Cake on the Bridge
Black and white photograph of a Marine handing a slice of cake to Intrepid's commanding officer…
Black and white photograph of a Marine handing a slice of cake to Intrepid's commanding officer in the bridge

Cake on the Bridge

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Date1968–1969
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Joan Huffman Kelley. P00.2009.27.03.69
Object numberP00.2009.27.03.69
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Horizontal official U.S. Navy image of a Marine. who is Black, handing a piece of cake to Captain Vincent Kelley on the navigation bridge. Kelley, who has light skin, is wearing khakis and a baseball cap and sitting in the captain’s chair. The Marine, who has dark skin, has the rank of lance corporal. He likely serves as the captain's orderly. The two men are smiling at each other. There is a white border around the image. A typed caption is on the back: “Official Navy Photograph // not for publication // unless officially released”.
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