Navy shipboard entertainment program from the U. Whitney AD-4, a Dobbin-class destroyer tender. The program is titled “Engineers and Communications in their Subway Show” and is dated Easter Sunday, March 31, 1929, Gonaïves, Haiti. The printed program lists ten entertainment numbers with engineering, radio, and communications-themed titles, including Dot One, Dash Two, Spark Five, Static Six, Vacuum Seven, and Full Power Ten. The acts include playful Jazz Age and vaudeville references to Paul Whiteman, George M. Cohan/Cohen, Weber and Fields, orchestral numbers, comic skits, and a finale by the assembly. This piece comes from the Robert “Dinty” Moore naval archive. Moore’s handwritten service log places him aboard U. USS Whitney’s documented interwar service included winter operations from Caribbean ports including Gonaïves, Haiti, making this a well-contextualized artifact of shipboard life during the U. Navy’s Haiti occupation-era presence. A scarce and highly displayable piece of interwar U. Navy ephemera documenting morale entertainment, shipboard humor, communications/engineering culture, and USS Whitney AD-4’s 1929 Haiti operations. Original single-sheet printed program, approximately 6 1/2 x 9 inches by ruler. Printed text remains bold and very readable. Please review photos closely for condition. Type: Shipboard entertainment program. Date: March 31, 1929. Event: Engineers and Communications “Subway Show”. Theme: Navy, Haiti, shipboard entertainment, radio/communications, engineering, Jazz Age. Provenance: Robert “Dinty” Moore USS Whitney / USS Concord / USS Dobbin naval archive. Condition: Used antique paper with toning, spotting, album residue, and edge wear.
1920’s US Navy Ephemera Photo & Ephemera Collection USS Whitney USS Concord – Amazing Collection that belonged to US Navy Sailor – Robert “Dinty” Moore – Yeoman. From the collection/scrapbook of US Navy Sailor Robert T. Moore Yeoman 3rd Class / Log Room Yeoman – Home: Oklahoma. Boot Training Naval Training Station Newport R. Sea Duty USS McFarland, USS Concord, USS Whitney, USS Dobbin. Yeoman Third Class (E-4). Yeoman Second Class (E-5). Served Aboard: USS Concord USS Whitney USS Dobbin USS McFarland. Note – most of the items were glued to a page and has been removed as the scrapbook was not in salvageable condition. Torn tickets from New York & Philadelphia – Loew’s American Theatre, Aldine Theatre, Chestnut Street Opera House, Bijou Theatre, Fox Theatre, Trocadero Theatre, Ocean View Ball Room. USS Whitney AD-4 Motor Boat Safety Precautions. 1928 USS Whitney Charleston S. 1929 USS Whitney Happy Hour Program Engineers Easter Program. 1928 USS Whitney Dance Program Charleston S. 1928 USS Whitney Thanksgiving Menu. 1928 USS Whitney Crew List Roster Official Document (compiled by YN3 Robert “Dinty” Moore). 1928 Handwritten Record of Service of Robert “Dinty” Moore. 1929 Happy Hour Program Haiti. 1928 Boat Schedule for USS Whitney – Charleston S. 1928 USS Whitney Handwritten / Handdrawn “My Log”. 1928 Paper Authorization for Advancement/Promotion of YN3 Robert “Dinty” Moore to YN2 Robert “Dinty” Moore. 1929 USS Whitney/Destroyer Scouting Squadron Nine – Handwritten Record of Ports. Written by Moore. 1920’s US Navy Metal Frame Liberty Pass USS CONCORD CL-10 belonging to Robert “Dinty” Moore. 1926 US Navy Dance Card with attached pencil – USS Concord CL-10 Fourth Annual Ball. 1927 United States Fleet Baseball Championship Program Schedule. 1928 Maduro’s Souvenir Store Panama Hats Advertisement Card. Al Hambra American Bar Santiago Advertisement. 1929 USS Dobbin AD-3 Minstrel Show and Smoker (Boxing) Program. 1928 Boxing Program – US Navy Scouting Fleet Championship USS Wyoming. 1928 US Navy Unused Invitation USS Whitney Home Port Visit. USS Concord CL-10 Flagship Scouting Fleet. USS Whitney AD-4 in Drydock Philadelphia. SS Esmeralda Charleston S. USS Maryland BB-36 Battleship RPPC. USS Seattle CA-11 RPPC. Scouting Fleet Nine Fleet Firing RPPC. USS Dallas DD-199 Scouting Squadron 9. Nine DD’s Scouting Fleet – Smoke Screens (several photos of Scouting Fleet in action). USS Arkansas BB-3 & USS Texas BB-35 Battleships. USS Saratoga Aircraft Carrier. Crew / Sailor Photographs. 4 Naval Gun Drill – Men manning/firing Deck Gun. RPPC photo – US Marines Sailors Marking Targets at the Gitmo range. Finegold O’Leary with 21 Torpedo. Enginemen – Huss, Bell & Cully. S2c McDowell with 5 Deck gun – he was later killed in 1929 from my research. Irwin on deck (Navy Cross recipient). Robert Moore’s “fighting face”. Clement “Ding Dong” Bell. Moore on the deck of the Whitney. Henry Livers & a torpedo. Bell, Huss & Culley in dungarees. 3 Sailors in Dress Whites. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “uncorped” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Theme: Militaria
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Time Period Manufactured: 1919-38
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Modified Item: No