Firing a Salute
Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Charles T. Robinson Jr.
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
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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Not on viewCollections
Charles T. Robinson Jr.
April 13, 1957
Object number: P2019.20.01