Walter Babcock in a Ship Space
Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Walter K. Babcock
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Date1954–1956
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Alicia Babcock-Raposo daughter of Walter K. Babcock. P2021.38.07
Object numberP2021.38.07
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Personal vertical image of an enlisted sailor, Walter Babcock, sitting in a ship space. He is dark-skinned with dark hair and is wearing a U.S. Navy enlisted working blue uniform. He has a rating patch on his shoulder. It is blurry but is likely the insignia for ship's serviceman, which is a quill pen and key. He is sitting on a stool and is smiling at the camera. There is a storage cage behind him and valves on the ceiling. There is a white border around the image.Back of the image has "558" stamped in black ink.
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