Photo #: NH 106682 USS Frederick (Armored Cruiser # 8, ex-Maryland) Pitching in heavy seas while "Bound for the U.S.A.", circa 1918 or early 1919. The original print, produced by "A-R-A", carried the following hand-written inscription: "Bow of the Old Frederick. If a feller has a weak constitution he'd better stay ashore, We're 'pitching' here, not rolling much." "The same ship as in the other picture, but not in quite so peaceful a place. Seas like this have regard for nothing -- and they have been plentiful, and will be so this winter." (see Photo # NH 106681 for the "other picture" mentioned here.) Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2009. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 90KB; 900 x 575 pixels |
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Image posted 10 December 2009