USS Eagle Boats Bound for Arkhangelsk, 1919
THF270354 / USS Eagle Boats Bound for Arkhangelsk, 1919
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Artifact Overview
World War I ended before any of the 60 Ford-built Eagle submarine chasers could participate in the conflict. But three Eagle boats were sent to northern Russia in 1919 to aid the American Expeditionary Force in action against the Bolsheviks. The Americans landed at Arkhangelsk, near the Arctic Circle, and called themselves the "Polar Bears."
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1919
Creators
Creator Notes
Originally photographed by J.P. Sasse.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.4436.A
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.25 in
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