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![[Md. - Annapolis - U.S. Naval Academy, 1853: view of the Battery from river]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMDEvMDEvbWQtYW5uYXBvbGlzLXVzLW5hdmFsLWFjYWRlbXktMTg1My12aWV3LW9mLXRoZS1iYXR0ZXJ5LWZyb20tcml2ZXItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/212/jpg "[Md. - Annapolis - U.S. Naval Academy, 1853: view of the Battery from river]")
![Sunset view of Fort Sumter before the bombardment [1861]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MDAvMDEvMDEvc3Vuc2V0LXZpZXctb2YtZm9ydC1zdW10ZXItYmVmb3JlLXRoZS1ib21iYXJkbWVudC0xODYxLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/26/webp "Sunset view of Fort Sumter before the bombardment [1861]")
![[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Elevation, colonnade, after burning of Capitol]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MTQvMDEvMDEvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtZWxldmF0aW9uLWNvbG9ubmFkZS1hZnRlci1idXJuaW5nLW9mLWNhcGl0b2wtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/15/webp "[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Elevation, colonnade, after burning of Capitol]")
![[Md. - Annapolis - U.S. Naval Academy, 1853: "Middies learning the ropes...on board the CONSTITUTION]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMDEvMDEvbWQtYW5uYXBvbGlzLXVzLW5hdmFsLWFjYWRlbXktMTg1My1taWRkaWVzLWxlYXJuaW5nLXRoZS1yb3Blc29uLWJvYXJkLXRoZS1jb25zdGl0dXRpb24tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Md. - Annapolis - U.S. Naval Academy, 1853: \"Middies learning the ropes...on board the CONSTITUTION]")
![[Md. - Annapolis - U.S. Naval Academy, 1853: (2 scenes - "general view" and "interior of the Battery - battery practice and fencing")]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMDEvMDEvbWQtYW5uYXBvbGlzLXVzLW5hdmFsLWFjYWRlbXktMTg1My0yLXNjZW5lcy1nZW5lcmFsLXZpZXctYW5kLWludGVyaW9yLW9mLXRoZS02NDAuanBn/40/53/webp "[Md. - Annapolis - U.S. Naval Academy, 1853: (2 scenes - \"general view\" and \"interior of the Battery - battery practice and fencing\")]")
![[Md. - Annapolis - U.S. Naval Academy: 3 scenes - "General..view of Annapolis, with the CONSTITUTION in the foreground"; "The practice battery" (from land) "target practice from the battery"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjEvMDEvMDEvbWQtYW5uYXBvbGlzLXVzLW5hdmFsLWFjYWRlbXktMy1zY2VuZXMtZ2Vudmlldy1vZi1hbm5hcG9saXMtd2l0aC10aGUtY29uc3RpdHV0aW9uLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/59/webp "[Md. - Annapolis - U.S. Naval Academy: 3 scenes - \"General..view of Annapolis, with the CONSTITUTION in the foreground\"; \"The practice battery\" (from land) \"target practice from the battery\"]")
![[U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjgvMDEvMDEvdXMtbmF2YWwtYWNhZGVteS1hbm5hcG9saXMtbWFyeWxhbmQtMTgtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland]")
![[U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMDEvMDEvdXMtbmF2YWwtYWNhZGVteS1hbm5hcG9saXMtbWFyeWxhbmQtMjAtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "[U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland]")
![[U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzUvMDEvMDEvdXMtbmF2YWwtYWNhZGVteS1hbm5hcG9saXMtbWFyeWxhbmQtMTUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland]")
