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Title: Russian Steamship Omsk at Norfolk, Virginia Photograph, 1918

ID: 007/MSS 0000-263

Creator: International Film Service

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by record type.

Date Acquired: 12/30/2011

Languages: English [eng]

One March 1918 photograph by International Film Service of the Russian Steamship Omsk at Norfolk, Virginia. The typed caption attached to the back of the photograph reads, "Armed United States sailors boarded the Russian steamship Omsk at Norfolk, Va. and arrested the crew on the charge of mutiny. The ship was run on Bolshevik principles of community management but the crew finally got beyond control of the ship's officers who called on the authorities at Norfolk for help. It is the same ship which was held at a Pacific port last December because of the Bolshevik arrangement of management. Many murderous weapons were found among the effects of the crew." There is a prominent view of Norfolk Terminal Station in the background.

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Purchase

Preferred Citation: Russian Steamship Omsk at Norfolk, Virginia Photograph, MSS 0000-263, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed February 24, 2022.