Coast Guardsman cleaning the galley aboard the USCGC Mayflower, Atlantic Ocean
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. Coast Guardsman cleaning the galley aboard the USCGC Mayflower (WPE-183). Official caption on reverse: "3176. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. Mother Can't Do It Now. Aboard the MAYFLOWER, Coast Guardsman William P. McNally thinks of the long hours that mothers spend in the kitchen as he cleans up the galley after mess. The 'kitchen' is strictly a man's domain aboard ship. Coast Guardsman's McNally's home is at 265 Broadway, Bayonne, N.J. The MAYFLOWER, former presidential yacht with a record of participation in two previous wars, is now a Coast Guard manned patrol vessel." Atlantic Ocean. No date
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1943
1945
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Items from the service of John J. Scanlan Jr., who served in the United States Coast Guard. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Scanlan worked for a newspaper prior to joining the Coast Guard. During the war, he acquired photographs published by the Public Relations Division of the United States Coast Guard. The collection consists of photographs from most of the theaters of operations and depict life in the field and aboard a ship for Coast Guardsmen and Marines. Also included is a satirical piece of military correspondence. See collection 2012.321 for more items from the collection subject.
Geography:
Atlantic Ocean
Latitude:
1.000
Longitude:
-40.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--American--Atlantic Ocean
Cleaning