The Snapshots in Time Collection

Reverse of USS Villalobos Photograph - Handwritten Annotation by Oscar 'Engy' Engebretsen

Reverse of USS Villalobos Photograph - Handwritten Annotation by Oscar 'Engy' Engebretsen

The reverse of a 1923 photograph, annotated by sailor Oscar 'Engy' Engebretsen: 'Ichang was our farthest point on Yangtze R.' Ichang marked the effective upper limit of navigation for the Yangtze Patrol's gunboats, beyond which the river's gorges made passage far more hazardous. Project: 218704