New Mosquito Boat gets a tryout. Washington, D.C., June 19. The PT-9, first of the new 'Mosquito Boats' to be delivered to the U.S. Navy under the President's $15,000,000 experimental small craft program had a preview for the press today. This is the same type of boat that the government is in process of releasing to the British Navy, causing great unrest and indignation in Capitol circles. Eight other boats will be based at the naval operating base, Norfolk, Virginia, to undergo severe seagoing tests. The squadron will be known as the Mosquito Fleet and the insignia which was designed by Walt Disney consists of a mosquito riding on the top of a high speed torpedo. Shown in the picture is Lieutenant Earl S. Caldwell, USN, Commander of the squadron

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New Mosquito Boat gets a tryout. Washington, D.C., June 19. The PT-9, first of the new 'Mosquito Boats' to be delivered to the U.S. Navy under the President's $15,000,000 experimental small craft program had a preview for the press today. This is the same type of boat that the government is in process of releasing to the British Navy, causing great unrest and indignation in Capitol circles. Eight other boats will be based at the naval operating base, Norfolk, Virginia, to undergo severe seagoing tests. The squadron will be known as the Mosquito Fleet and the insignia which was designed by Walt Disney consists of a mosquito riding on the top of a high speed torpedo. Shown in the picture is Lieutenant Earl S. Caldwell, USN, Commander of the squadron

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A black and white photo of two men on a boat, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection

Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.
General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec
Temp. note: Batch six.

Die Harris & Ewing, Inc. Sammlung fotografischer Negative umfasst Glas- und Filmnegative, die von Harris & Ewing, Inc., aufgenommen wurden und eine hervorragende Berichterstattung über Menschen, Ereignisse und Architektur in Washington zwischen 1905 und 1945 bieten. Harris & Ewing, Inc., übergab seine Negativsammlung 1955 der Bibliothek. Die Bibliothek behielt etwa 50.000 Nachrichtenfotos und 20.000 Studioporträts bedeutender Personen. Rund 28.000 Negative wurden bearbeitet und stehen online zur Verfügung. (Etwa 42.000 Negative müssen noch indexiert werden.)

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01/01/1940
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No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see Harris & Ewing Photographs - Rights and Restrictions Information http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/140_harr.html

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