The Tritten Family in Stateroom
Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
James J. Tritten
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Dateca. 1972–1973
PeriodCold War
MediumTIFF
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of James John Tritten. P2023.04.04
Object numberP2023.04.04
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Two personal images, one horizontal and one vertical, of James J. Tritten's family on USS Intrepid. The two images appear to be part of a contact sheet. The vertical image on the left is shows a woman and a small child in a ship space with plaques on the bulkhead. The woman is crouching down in front of an open door talking to the child. The woman is wearing a scarf, a light jacket, dark sandals, and light ribbons in her hair. The toddler is wearing overalls and has one hand on the bulkhead. They both have light skin. The woman has light hair, and the child has dark hair. There is a small black border around the image. The horizontal image on the right shows a man and a woman with a child in an officer stateroom on Intrepid. The woman is wearing a light jacket and ribbons in her hair. She is holding the toddler and looking at her. The man is wearing a U.S. Navy officer's dress blue uniform with naval aviator wings. He has light skin, dark hair and a dark beard. He is looking directly at the camera. He is holding a cereal box. There are cabinets, a mirror and other stateroom furniture visible behind them.
Back reads "Kathleen Tritten // Jim Tritten // Kimberly Tritten // Stateroom 1972 or 1973 // not sure where other photo was // taken" handwritten in black ink.
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