HISTORICAL 1930 USS MISSISSIPPI BATTLESHIP BB-41 LEATHER LOG BOOK/PHOTO ALBUM. ENCAPSULATED IN THIS GREAT 8×11 SUEDE LEATHER LOG/PHOTO ALBUM IS A NAVY CRUISE ON THE BATTLESHIP USS MISSISSIPPI BB-41. THE CRUISE BEGINS ON 2/23/193O at BREMERTON, WASHINGTON IN ROUTE TO BALBOA, PANAMA. STOPS INCLUDE LIBERTY AT PANAMA CITY, COLON, GUATANAMO BAY CUBA AND BARBADOS. Includes… (read more)
This is a U. Mississippi ashtray and let me tell you, this one is cool! Constructed of solid brass or bronze and weighing in at over a full pound, this outstanding rare piece of World War 2 military history. A number of buyers at this sale were representing other military museums from outside the region… (read more)
Original 6-1/2″ x 8″ photograph of the U. Tear at center and right edge of top half of photo (taped at reverse). USS Mississippi (BB-41/AG-128) , a New Mexico -class. Named in honor of the 20th state. And the second battleship to carry the name. Commissioned in 1917, too late to serve in World War… (read more)
