The Mascot of the Flagship Connecticut
Subject(s): Connecticut (Battleship : BB 18), Goats, Potato peeling, Sailors, Tattooed people, United States. Navy
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Colorized stereograph of a sailor peeling potatoes on board the USS Connecticut. The sailor has a small tattoo on his forearm. Next to the sailor, a collared goat is seen eating potato peels. Text on the reverse of the stereograph discusses pets on navy ships.
Comments and Context
As printed on the reverse of the stereograph, “Every ship in Uncle Sam’s Navy has some animal made a pet of by the sailors, a dog or a goat, a monkey or some other animal. On board the flagship Connecticut a goat was adopted by the boys and was a great pet and much beloved from ‘Fighting Joe’ down to the sailor-boy, but one day poor Billy died and now another goat is religiously disposing of the potato pealings [sic].
As seen in the view the cook is pealing the potatoes and the billy-goat is eating the pealings [sic].”
Collection
Duane G. Jundt Theodore Roosevelt Collection
Creation Date
Unknown
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Unknown
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The Mascot of the Flagship Connecticut. [n.d.]. Duane G. Jundt Theodore Roosevelt Collection.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o310989. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Continental Art Co.. The Mascot of the Flagship Connecticut. [n.d.]. Multi-image.
Duane G. Jundt Theodore Roosevelt Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o310989.
APA:
Continental Art Co.., [n.d.]. The Mascot of the Flagship Connecticut.
Duane G. Jundt Theodore Roosevelt Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o310989.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Duane G. Jundt Theodore Roosevelt Collection. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/duane-g-jundt-theodore-roosevelt-collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Duane G. Jundt Theodore Roosevelt Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/duane-g-jundt-theodore-roosevelt-collection.
APA:
Duane G. Jundt Theodore Roosevelt Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/duane-g-jundt-theodore-roosevelt-collection.
