PHOTO GALLERY TWO:

ABOARD SHIP

This gallery contains photographs that were taken on board the ERIE. It also includes a number of images of sections of the ERIE.  Many of the on board pictures were taken in August 1937 when the ERIE participated in the US Naval Academy’s summer cruise.  Note that PHOTO GALLERY THREE (images of officers and crew members) also shows portions of the ship, primarily areas of the main deck.

About half of the photos in this gallery are scans of official U.S. Navy photographs in collections held by the National Archives and Records Administration II (College Park, Maryland) and the U.S. Naval Historical Center (Washington, D.C). The other half were copied from the personal photo collections of Louis F. Hyde (Machinist's Mate 1st class) and Frances Wentz Taber (daughter of Lt. Ned J. Wentz, Supply Officer on the ERIE). All are in the public domain and may be freely copied.

Note that in a number of these photos (taken by the Bureau of Ships) an unfolded measuring stick is visible --- probably to give a sense of proportion to the pictured areas.

Click here if you wish to view all the pictures in a slideshow format. Or click here to see a full listing of all the pictures and their descriptions which you can then view individually. If your computer connects slowly to the Internet (28.8 KBS or slower), you should view these pictures individually.