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Description
Arthur Schuh, a Lieutenant (Junior Grade) in the United States Navy Reserve, photographed Naval activity at the U.S. Naval Frontier Base in downtown Portland from a ship in Casco Bay in 1944.
Identifiable vessels in the photograph include YP-274, a District Patrol Craft, and CS-302, the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey ship Lydonia. While stationed in Portland during World War II, Schuh captured rarely-seen images of Naval activity and locations, offering a unique glimpse into military life during the war.
About This Item
- Title: U.S. Naval activity in Casco Bay, Portland, 1944
- Creator: Arthur Schuh
- Creation Date: 1944
- Subject Date: 1944
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Film negative
- Dimensions: 5.1 cm x 6.3 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 4268, Box 2
- Collection: Arthur Schuh photographs and negatives
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Military bases, American
- Military bases--Maine--Portland
- U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
- United States. Navy--1940-1950
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Atlantic Ocean
- World War, 1939-1945--Maine--Casco Bay
- World War, 1939-1945--Sea control
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U.S. Naval Frontier Base activity, Portland, ca. 1944
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