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![[Three men in fur parkas holding guns on ship during Arctic expedition]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTEvdGhyZWUtbWVuLWluLWZ1ci1wYXJrYXMtaG9sZGluZy1ndW5zLW9uLXNoaXAtZHVyaW5nLWFyY3RpYy1leHBlZGl0aW9uLTUwYTMzZi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/255/jpg "[Three men in fur parkas holding guns on ship during Arctic expedition]")
![[Children], Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvY2hpbGRyZW4tYjViMmRjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "[Children], Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection")
![[Navy crewmen on the deck of a ship]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDEvbmF2eS1jcmV3bWVuLW9uLXRoZS1kZWNrLW9mLWEtc2hpcC0xMDZhODctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/24/webp "[Navy crewmen on the deck of a ship]")
![[Man standing at stern of keelboat holding flintlock rifle]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MzUvMDEvMDEvbWFuLXN0YW5kaW5nLWF0LXN0ZXJuLW9mLWtlZWxib2F0LWhvbGRpbmctZmxpbnRsb2NrLXJpZmxlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/63/webp "[Man standing at stern of keelboat holding flintlock rifle]")
![[Raft of blanket boats ferrying field artillery and men over Potomac River]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvcmFmdC1vZi1ibGFua2V0LWJvYXRzLWZlcnJ5aW5nLWZpZWxkLWFydGlsbGVyeS1hbmQtbWVuLW92ZXItcG90b21hYy1yaXZlci1kMmU2NzUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Raft of blanket boats ferrying field artillery and men over Potomac River]")
![[Military construction in northern Virginia: five men in three blanket boats strapped together on the Potomac River]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvbWlsaXRhcnktY29uc3RydWN0aW9uLWluLW5vcnRoZXJuLXZpcmdpbmlhLWZpdmUtbWVuLWluLXRocmVlLWJsYW5rZXQtYm9hdHMtMzRhNTA4LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[Military construction in northern Virginia: five men in three blanket boats strapped together on the Potomac River]")
![[Sailing ship with three masts]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjMvc2FpbGluZy1zaGlwLXdpdGgtdGhyZWUtbWFzdHMtZTEwZWQ3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/26/webp "[Sailing ship with three masts]")
![[The divers at the Imperial Naval Arsenal]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWRpdmVycy1hdC10aGUtaW1wZXJpYWwtbmF2YWwtYXJzZW5hbC02NDAuanBn/40/34/webp "[The divers at the Imperial Naval Arsenal]")
