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Color photograph of a sailor painting "577" in white on Growler's hull
Painting the Hull Number
Color photograph of a sailor painting "577" in white on Growler's hull
Color photograph of a sailor painting "577" in white on Growler's hull

Painting the Hull Number

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
Date1960–1963
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Bill Daack, crew member 1960–1963. P2018.13.17
Object numberP2018.13.17
DescriptionPhotograph, Color; Horizontal modern reprint image of Bill Daack in a white shirt and dungarees painting the hull number “577” on the sail of the submarine USS Growler. Daack, who has light skin, is looking at the camera. The numbers are outlined in white tape and part of the second 7 has been filled in with white paint. The back has “Bill Daack” written in black ink.
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Bill Daack
1960–1963
Object number: P2018.13.08
Black and white photograph of sailors in dungarees on a pier in Adak, Alaska
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Bill Daack
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Object number: P2018.13.09
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Bill Daack
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Bill Daack
1960–1963
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Bill Daack
1960–1963
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Bill Daack
probably 1961
Object number: P2018.13.10
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