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Black and white aerial photograph of USS Intrepid firing a salute with its anti-aircraft guns
Firing a Salute
Black and white aerial photograph of USS Intrepid firing a salute with its anti-aircraft guns
Black and white aerial photograph of USS Intrepid firing a salute with its anti-aircraft guns

Firing a Salute

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
PeriodCold War
MediumJPEG
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Charles T. Robinson Seaman 1st, 1st Divison. 1-60 – 9-62. P2019.20.12
Object numberP2019.20.12
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white. Official horizontal aerial image of USS Intrepid firing a salute with its anti-aircraft guns. There are five clouds of white smoke along the starboard side of the ship. There are aircraft with folded wings aft on the flight deck. Land is visible in the background. The water is calm around Intrepid.

Donor note reads “Firing a salute but I don’t remember what for.”
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Black and white aerial photograph of USS Intrepid in port with sailors in formation spelling "M…
Merci Quebec
Charles T. Robinson Jr.
July 1962
Object number: P2019.20.11
Black and white aerial photograph of USS Intrepid at sea with sailors lined up to spell "Bonjou…
Bonjour Quebec
Charles T. Robinson Jr.
July 1962
Object number: P2019.20.10
Black and white photograph of Intrepid at sea with aircraft on the flight deck
Intrepid at Sea
Charles T. Robinson Jr.
May 20, 1957
Object number: P2019.20.02
Black and white photograph of a wooden board with humorous portrait photographs of USS Intrepid…
Intrepid's Executive Officers
Charles T. Robinson Jr.
October 19, 1961
Object number: P2019.20.07
Black and white photograph of USS Intrepid sailing under the Manhattan Bridge in New York CIty
USS Intrepid Sailing Under the Manhattan Bridge
Charles T. Robinson Jr.
April 13, 1957
Object number: P2019.20.01
Cover of red scrapbook that has “Photographs” embossed on the top left corner
Richard O'Brien Photograph Album
Richard J. O'Brien
1944–1945
Object number: 00.2016.06
Black and white photograph of three officers coming aboard USS Intrepid with enlisted sailors l…
Welcoming Three Officers
Charles T. Robinson Jr.
ca. 1960
Object number: P2019.20.13
Black and white photograph of a tanker directly behind USS Intrepid at sea
Near Collision with Tanker
Charles T. Robinson Jr.
October 28, 1961
Object number: P2019.20.06
Black and white photograph of a tanker than narrowly avoided colliding with USS Intrepid
Near Collision with Tanker
Charles T. Robinson Jr.
October 28, 1961
Object number: P2019.20.05
Black and white photograph of an officer painting USS Intrepid's Battle Efficiency "E" on the s…
Painting USS Intrepid's "E"
Charles T. Robinson Jr.
July 1962
Object number: P2019.20.09
Black and white portrait photograph of a U.S. Navy admiral in a dress blue uniform
Portrait of an Admiral
Charles T. Robinson Jr.
Object number: P2019.20.14
8mm film and metal cannister that reads "USN Mediterranean 1964"
Charles Campbell Film
Charles L. Campbell
1964–65
Object number: P2016.46
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