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Color photograph of a round opening in the side of a ship's boiler, with a smiling man inside t…
Cleaning the Boiler
Color photograph of a round opening in the side of a ship's boiler, with a smiling man inside t…
Color photograph of a round opening in the side of a ship's boiler, with a smiling man inside the boiler

Cleaning the Boiler

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
Date1972–1974
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of the Jerry Glueck family. P2017.12.12
Object numberP2017.12.12
DescriptionPhotograph, Color; Square image taken in one of Intrepid's fire rooms looking through an opening in one of the ship’s boilers. A man is inside the boiler cleaning the machine. The opening is round. The man, who appears to be light-skinned, is wearing dungarees and glasses. He is smiling. The exterior of the tank is light gray. There is a white border around the image. The back of the paper has, “Kodak Paper” across it and is captioned in black ink, “Firesides // boiler // scrap soot // off // water // tubes”. The word “water” is crossed out and replaces with “fire”.
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Color photograph of a man inside one of USS Intrepid's boilers
Cleaning the Boiler
Jerry Glueck
1972–1974
Object number: P2017.12.30
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Cleaning the Boiler
Jerry Glueck
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Object number: P2017.12.11
Black and white photograph of two crew members working in the lower level of a ship's fire room
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Albert J. Kreitzer
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Object number: P2023.67.08
Black and white photograph of a crew member operating a soot blower in a ship's fire room
Operating a Soot Blower
Albert J. Kreitzer
September 1967
Object number: P2023.67.11
Black and white photograph of a crew member operating a soot blower in a ship's fire room
Operating a Soot Blower
Albert J. Kreitzer
September 1967
Object number: P2023.67.09
Back and white photograph of two crew members lighting a boiler in a ship's fire room
Lighting Off a Boiler
Albert J. Kreitzer
September 1967
Object number: P2023.67.06
Black and white photograph of a crew member operating a fuel oil burner in a fire room
Fuel Oil Burner
Albert J. Kreitzer
September 1967
Object number: P2023.67.23
Black and white photograph of a crew member adjusting the main steam stop valve wheel in a fire…
Adjusting the Main Steam Stop Valve
Albert J. Kreitzer
September 1967
Object number: P2023.67.22
Black and white photograph of a crew member working at a desk in the B Division office
B Division Office
Albert J. Kreitzer
September 1967
Object number: P2023.67.05
Black and white photograph of a crew member examining samples at the oil and water testing lab
Oil and Water Testing Lab
Albert J. Kreitzer
September 1967
Object number: P2023.67.02
Black and white photograph of a crew member operating a boiler feed check valve
Boiler Feed Check Valve
Albert J. Kreitzer
September 1967
Object number: P2023.67.12
Black and white photograph of a crew member adjusting a large valve wheel in a fire room
Adjusting a Valve Wheel
Albert J. Kreitzer
September 1967
Object number: P2023.67.21
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