USS Eagles 1 and 2 off Northern Russia at Entrance to the White Sea, Bound for Arkhangelsk, June 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 postcard
Subject Date
June 1919
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1.509.18
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: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
handwritten on front:
Eagles One and Two Bound for Arkangel in the ice at entrance to White Sea / Photo by Sasse
handwritten on back:
Lt. J.P. Sasse U.S.N. / U.S. Armed Forces in Northern Russia / Officers Mail / Dear Mr. Ford:--Eagles One & Two in the ice bound for Arkangel, an interesting picture of conditions encountered in the middle of June / Best Wishes / J.P. Sasse / Mr. Henry Ford / Dearborn, Mich, U.S.A.
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