Horace Bristol
Lt. Commander J.T. Blackburn, after spending sixty-four hours in the Atlantic waiting for rescue, is hoisted from a tanker to the USS SANTEE

Lt. Commander J.T. Blackburn, after spending sixty-four hours in the Atlantic waiting for rescue, is hoisted from a tanker to the USS SANTEE

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Artist Horace Bristol (American, 1908–1997)American, 1908–1997

CultureAmerican

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Lt. Commander J.T. Blackburn, after spending sixty-four hours in the Atlantic waiting for rescue, is hoisted from a tanker to the USS SANTEE

DateNovember 1942

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 7 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (18.9 × 19.1 cm)
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 8 in. (24.8 × 20.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Will Michels in honor of his brother Dory Michels

Object number2009.441

Not on view

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Photography

Special Collections

World War II in Photographs

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceWill Michels, Houston; given to MFAH, 2009.
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Unsigned

Typed label on verso (see Accession file for complete text):
"CONVOY TO AFRICA, NOVEMBER, 1942 / File No: OOR-14035 December 7, 1942 / HEADED FOR HOME - Picked up by a destroyer after more than 60 hours adrift in his / seatpack boat, Lt. Comdr. J. T. Blackburn is transferred back to his carrier. He / existed on one canteen of water and the chamois skin lining of his helmet. The / officer told rescuers that if he had not been picked up, he expected at his speed / of one know an hour to reach land in three more days. The mishap occured during / the African expedition."

"WATCH YOUR CREDIT / No objection to reproducing or publishing / ... credit line / "OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTOGRAPH" / ... "

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