Robert H. Helm's USS Powhatan
(ID # 3013) Photo Collection -- General Description.
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S-586, Page 10:
Upper left photo: USS Powhatan crew members,
1919.
Lower left photo: Sailors Ketcham and Muller "clowning
around" on USS Powhatan.
Upper right photo: Blacksmiths on board USS Powhatan,
1919. Man at left is a Blacksmith 1st Class. One at right is
a Blacksmith 2nd class. Both have overseas service chevrons on
their left sleeves.
Lower right photo: Officers of USS Powhatan
on board their ship at Newport News, Virginia. Photo is dated
(on its reverse), "April 3rd 1919". However, actual
date may actually be 3 June 1919. Note: For an individual
greyscale reproduction of this image, see Photo
# NH 106342. |
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S-586, Page 11:
Upper left photo: Officers and crew prepare for a
group portrait on board USS Powhatan, at Newport News,
Virginia, 3 June 1919.
Lower left photo: Same subject as above. Note:
For an individual greyscale reproduction of this image, see Photo # NH 106343.
Upper right photo: USS Powhatan's officers
and crew prepare for a group portrait, on board the ship at Newport
News, Virginia, 3 June 1919. Note: For an individual greyscale
reproduction of this image, see Photo
# NH 106344.
Lower right: USS Powhatan crew members ready
for their first liberty at St. Nazaire, France, 1919. |

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S-586, Page 12:
Upper left photo: USS
Aeolus at St. Nazaire, France, 1919. Note:
For an individual greyscale reproduction of this image, see Photo # NH 106346.
Lower left photo: USS Calamares leaving St.
Nazaire, France, 1919. Image is inscribed: "Good bye France".
"Hello U.S.A.".
Upper right photo: USS
Calamares leaving St. Nazaire, France in 1919, transporting
homeward bound men of the 18th Division. Note: For an
individual greyscale reproduction of this image, see Photo
# NH 106347.
Lower right photo: USS Powhatan at St. Nazaire,
France, 1919. |
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S-586, Page 13:
Upper left photo: USS Powhatan at St. Nazaire,
France, 16-17 June 1919. Note: For an individual greyscale
reproduction of this image, see Photo
# NH 106345.
Lower left photo: USS Powhatan leaving France with
homeward bound troops, 1919.
Upper right photo: USS Powhatan leaving France with
homeward bound troops, 1919. Note: For an individual greyscale
reproduction of this image, taken from another original print,
see Photo # NH 104700.
Lower right photo: On board USS Powhatan as
she departs St. Nazaire, France, 1919. |
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S-586, Page 14:
Upper left photo: On board USS Powhatan as
she departs St. Nazaire, France, 1919.
Lower left photo: Same subject.
Upper right photo: On board USS Powhatan as
she departs St. Nazaire, France, 1919.
Lower right photo: Crew members watch from the deck
as USS Powhatan leaves St. Nazaire, France. |
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S-586, Page 15:
Upper left photo: Photo taken from USS Powhatan
as she leaves St. Nazaire, France, 1919.
Lower left photo: Same subject.
Upper right photo: Photo taken from USS Powhatan
as she leaves St. Nazaire, France, 1919.
Lower right photo: On board USS Powhatan as
she passes through the locks while leaving St. Nazaire, France,
1919. |
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S-586, Page 16:
Upper left photo: Photo taken from USS Powhatan
as she leaves St. Nazaire, France, 1919.
Lower left photo: Same subject. Note U.S. Army troops
and automobiles on shore.
Upper right photo: Photo taken from USS Powhatan
as she departs St. Nazaire, France, 1919.
Lower right photo: Breakwater at St. Nazaire, France,
seen from USS Powhatan as she steams past en route to
the United States, 1919. |
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S-586, Page 17:
Upper left photo: Photo taken from USS Powhatan
as she leaves St. Nazaire, France, 1919.
Lower left photo: Beach scene at St. Nazaire, France, 1919.
Upper right photo: Circus in St. Nazaire, France,
1919.
Lower right photo: U.S. Soldiers marching to embark
on a transport (possibly USS Powhatan) for home, at St.
Nazaire, France, 1919. Note: For an individual greyscale
reproduction of this image, see Photo
# NH 106348. |
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S-586, Page 18:
Upper left photo: Street scene at St. Nazaire, France,
1919.
Lower left photo: Public urinal, with advertising
on its exterior, at St. Nazaire, France, 1919.
Upper right photo: Procession in Saint Nazaire, France,
1919.
Lower right photo: Street scene at St. Nazaire, France,
1919. |
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S-586, Page 19:
Upper left photo: German prisoners of war working
on streets at St. Nazaire, France, June 1919.
Lower left photo: Open air public urinal at St. Nazaire,
France, 1919.
Upper right photo: Open air public urinal at St. Nazaire,
France, 1919.
Lower right photo: Same subject. |
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NOTES:
To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here
are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded
and used for any purpose.
If reproduced, images featured on these pages should be credited
to the "U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command".
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