port side profile of USN battleship SOUTH DAKOTA at anchor, circa 1944

black-and-white photograph

8 x 10 inch emulsion on paper black-and-white photograph of a port side profile of USN battleship SOUTH DAKOTA at anchor, circa 1944. Typed in blue ink on back: "VESSEL – SOUTH DAKOTA (Back of photo, typed) FILE NO: 181214 / USS SOUTH DAKOTA, BB 57 / WATCH YOUR CREDIT / “OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTOGRAPH” / The Navy Department has no objection to the use of this photograph in commercial / advertisements, provided copy and layout are submitted for review prior to / publication to the RE_VI___C_ION, OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION, NAVY DEPARTMENT, / WASHINGTON, D.C, or to a District Public Information Office. However, it has no / power to waive the privacy rights of the personnel portrayed. "