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Online Library of Selected Images
-- ART TOPICS -- PHOTOGRAPHERS
Francis R. Sargent
Francis R. Sargent, who may have been a crew member on USS Rhode Island
(Battleship # 17), took several photographs of, on and from
that ship in 1913, or circa that year. Other photos from his collection
are not specifically marked as his work, but may have been taken
by him.
This page provides links to photographs taken by Francis
R. Sargent, or possibly taken by him.
The following photographs are specifically identified as
having been taken by Francis R. Sargent:
Photo # NH
101062: USS New
Jersey (Battleship # 16) firing her forward turret's guns
during short-range gunnery practice, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101063: USS
Cyclops (1910-1918), circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101064: Atlantic Fleet battleships steaming down Chesapeake
Bay after visiting Annapolis, Maryland, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101065: Navy/Curtiss "C" Type Flying Boat crossing
the bow of USS Rhode
Island (Battleship # 17) off Annapolis, Maryland, circa
1913.
Photo # NH
101066: Navy/Curtiss "A" and "C" Type
"Hydroplanes" maneuvering over Atlantic Fleet battleships
off Annapolis, Maryland, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101077: Shells fired by USS
Virginia (Battleship # 13) straddle a target raft,
during Atlantic Fleet gunnery practice, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101078: U.S. Navy Towing Target # 23 after being hit
by shells fired by USS Virginia (Battleship # 13) during
Atlantic Fleet gunnery practice, circa 1913. Photo
# NH 101079: USS Rhode Island crew members pose with
a record target following Atlantic Fleet gunnery practice, circa
1913.
Photo # NH
101080: USS Lebanon
(1898-1922, later AG-2) towing a target raft, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101083: Twelve-inch projectiles on USS Rhode Island's
deck, ready to be struck below, circa 1913. Photo
# NH 101084: Crew members repairing targets on board USS Rhode
Island, circa 1913. Photo
# NH 101085: Twelve-inch projectiles on USS Rhode Island,
ready to be struck below, circa 1913. Photo
# NH 101087: View in USS Rhode Island's torpedo room,
circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101089: USS Rhode Island illuminated with electric
lights, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101097: USS Ontario (Tug # 13) taking the USS Rhode
Island Battalion ashore, probably to participate in dedication
ceremonies for the USS Maine Monument at New York City,
May 1913.
Photo # NH
101109: Men of USS Rhode Island's First Division march
through Charlestown, Massachusetts on the 138th anniversary of
the Battle of Bunker Hill, 17 June 1913.
Photo # NH
101110: USS Rhode Island coaling from USS Cyclops,
circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101111: Crew members relaxing and reading on board USS Rhode
Island, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101112: USS Rhode Island electricians eating watermelon
during a break from coaling ship, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101113: Crew members clowning on board USS Rhode Island
after coaling ship, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101114: Same subject.
Photo # NH
101115: Crew members relaxing on board USS Rhode Island
after coaling ship, circa 1913
Photo # NH
101116: USS Rhode Island crew members relax and eat
watermelon after coaling ship, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101117: USS Rhode Island crew members relax, wash clothing
and scrub down the ship after coaling, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101118: View on USS Rhode Island's boat deck, circa
1913.
Photo # NH
101119: USS Rhode Island crew members cleaning up after
coaling ship, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101120: Crew members swimming over the side of USS Rhode
Island after coaling ship, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101121: Liberty party inspection on board USS Rhode Island,
off New York City, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101122: Shark on USS Rhode Island's deck, after it
was caught off Cuba, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101123: Sailors and Marines dancing on USS Rhode Island's
quarterdeck, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101124: "Pete", USS Rhode Island's mascot
rooster, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101125: USS Rhode Island's mascot rooster and one of
her boxers show off, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101126: Men of USS Rhode Island's First Division pose
in front of her forward gun turret, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101127: "Laddie", USS Rhode Island's mascot
dog, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101128: "Bill", USS Rhode Island's mascot
goat circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101129: Crewmen prepare to peel potatos on board USS Rhode
Island, circa 1913.
Photo # NH
103929: Sailors pose after coaling a battleship, during the
early or mid-1910s. Ship may well be USS Rhode Island,
circa 1913.
The following photographs, from Francis R. Sargent's collection,
may have been taken by him:
Photo # NH
101086: Breech of a large battleship gun, probably on board
USS Rhode Island
(Battleship # 17), circa 1913.
Photo # NH
101088: Quarterdeck of USS Rhode Island illuminated
by electric lights, circa 1913.
Francis R. Sargent is probably seen in the following photograph:
Photo # NH
101131: Members of Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo's
party on board USS
Tennessee (Armored Cruiser # 10) during her South American
cruise of March-May 1916 (Probable identification).
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