Record 1154/1708 |
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Description
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| The newspaper of the USS Marblehead. Dated July 20, 1940, Tsingtao, China The Cover has a drawing of a six sailors loading one of the big guns on the USS Marblehead. Page 1)This page contains The Masthead, (a newspaper term for info on the publisher, editors etc.) it also contains the story of "The Battle of Manila Bay" in the Spanish War on April 30, 1898. It also has encouragement to the crew to do their best in the upcoming "S.R.P." (apparently a shooting contest) Page 2) This page contains the ship's gossip. Page 3)This page has more gossip and four cartoons. Page 4) This page is blank. Page 5)This page has a cartoon and several jokes. |
The Light
-Topic: People and Organizations
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| USS Marblehead 7-20-1940 |
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ This image is the property of the Marblehead Historical Commission and may not be used in any form without prior permission. When using this image with permission, the credit information should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Marblehead Historical Commission, Marblehead, MA.