Navy sailors create a smoke screen during training maneuvers of the Pacific Fleet, San Pedro, 1920

Title: Navy sailors create a smoke screen during training maneuvers of the Pacific Fleet, San Pedro, 1920
Photographer: Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Date Created: September 30, 1920-October 2, 1920
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: This photograph appears with the article "Defenders Refused to be Tricked Into False Move; Bulwark of Seaplanes Saves Los Angeles Harbor," 3 Oct. 1920: I1.
Navy sailors create a smoke screen during training maneuvers of the Pacific Fleet at the Port of Los Angeles.
Caption: Text from the newspaper caption: Destroyers of invading fleet laying down a heavy smoke screen to hide the 'enemy' battleships from the fire of the defenders. Gun crew of the U.S.S. Baltimore firing the opening shot against Admiral Hugh Rodman's 'Red' fleet.
Text from negative sleeve: United States Navy, Ships, U.S.S. Baltimore

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Baltimore (Cruiser)
Location: San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Cruisers (Warships)--American--California--Los Angeles
Military maneuvers--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_4143
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002cpw7s
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Rights Country: US
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