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Black and white photograph of two sailors sitting at the helm of the submarine USS Growler
At the Helm of USS Growler
Black and white photograph of two sailors sitting at the helm of the submarine USS Growler
Black and white photograph of two sailors sitting at the helm of the submarine USS Growler

At the Helm of USS Growler

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
Date1957–1962
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Thomas Barnett. P2018.34.03
Object numberP2018.34.03
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Horizontal modern reprint of two light-skinned men sitting at the helm of the submarine USS Growler. They are sitting in Growler's control room and attack center. The man on the left is looking at the camera and holding a cigarette in the hand that is on the wheel. He is wearing a deck jacket over his dungarees. A patch on the jacket is for the USS Halibut (SSGN-587). Another man in the background is wearing dungarees and holding a cigarette in his hand that is on the helm. There is an irregular white border around the image.
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