[Powder bags]
Photograph

[Powder bags]

ca. 1939
Gelatin silver print
Image: 7 1/2 × 7 13/16 in. (19.1 × 19.8 cm)
Paper: 10 1/16 × 8 1/4 in. (25.5 × 20.9 cm)
Gift of Joanna T. Steichen, ex-collection Edward Steichen
Inscriptions Inscribed in blue ink on verso, TLC: File No. TR-11674C
Inscribed in blue ink on verso, LT: POWDER BAGS- Loading powder bags into 16-inchers aboard a first-class battleship in the \ Pacific.
Inscribed in blue ink on verso, LT: (This is Print No. 37 in the U .S. Navy Exhibit "Power in the Pacific" at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City.)
Inscribed in blue ink on verso, C: WATCH YOUR CREDIT \ "OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTOGRAPH"
Inscribed in blue ink on verso, C: The Navy Department has no objection to the use of this photograph in commercial \ advertisements, provided copy and layout are submitted for review prior to \ publication to the REVIEW SECTION, OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, NAVY DEPARTMENT, \ WASHINGTON, D.C., or to a District Public Relations Office. However, it has no \ power to waive the privacy rights of the personnel portrayed.
Inscribed in pencil on verso, BC: TR-11674C
Inscribed in pencil on verso, RC: 5818
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