Battle Wagon
Artist
John Taylor Arms
(American, 1887 - 1953)
Date1943
Object number00019628
NameEngraving
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 485 x 610 mm, 380 g
ClassificationsArt
Credit LineANMM Collection
Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds
DescriptionThis engraving by John Taylor Arms depicts a US battleship being fitted out at a navy yard, with its gun turrets on show. There is a single superstructure and tower in the centre, and a large crane overhead.SignificanceBattleships were among the most heavily armed vessels in the United States Navy during WWII.
Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum Inc
c 1918
Rose Stereograph Co
c 1940
