Painting the Hull
Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
James E. Boesch
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Date1966–1968
PeriodVietnam War; Cold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of James Boesch PH3 66-68. P2020.28.212
Object numberP2020.28.212
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Official horizontal image of two men painting the hull of USS Intrepid. The two men are sitting on a board that hangs from ropes off the side of the ship. Both sailors are wearing white "Dixie cup" hats, dungarees and lifejackets. There is a bucket of paint between them. The bucket is tied to the ship with a rope. The pier is visible at lower left. There is a white border around the image.On View
Not on viewCollections
Richard E. Johnson
December 1951–November 1959
Object number: 2014.105
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
March 23, 1944
Object number: P00.2013.01.84.03