If you happen to be commander of a Navy ship you will be happy to know about this new piece of mechanism. It is the result of the combined efforts of various branches of the Navy Dept. It is a theodolite (compass for measuring the horizon) that will be used on Navy ships. Mr. R.L. Currie of the aero
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- Date
- 1928
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- Harris & Ewing
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- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
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"If you happen to be commander of a Navy ship you will be happy to know about this new piece of mechanism. It is the result of the combined efforts of various branches of the Navy Dept. It is a theodolite (compass for measuring the horizon) that will be used on Navy ships. Mr. R.L. Currie of the aero" (1928). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:If_you_happen_to_be_commander_of_a_Navy_ship_you_will_be_happy_to_know_about_this_new_piece_of_mechanism._It_is_the_result_of_the_combined_efforts_of_various_branches_of_the_Navy_Dept._It_is_LCCN2016889097.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 283987.
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