gunboat

Officers and crew on deck of gunboat Agawam, James River, Virginia

No. B261. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

U.S. gunboat Cricket - An old photo of a boat in the water

No. 3142. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Mississippi River Fleet. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S. gunboat Choctaw - Mississippi River Fleet

No. 3116. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Gunboat "Perry" on the James River

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Dutch Gap Canal, Virginia (vicinity). Confederate gunboat sunk in the ...

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Gunboat Smith - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Gunboat Smith - Public domain portrait photograph

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U.S. gunboat Brown - Mississippi River Fleet

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On deck of U.S. gunboat Hunchback

No. B656. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Navy Department, January 23, 1806, Drawing of Gunboat

Drawing of Gunboat Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Gunboat Union - Public domain drawing

Broadside view. Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.57) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

U.S. gunboat Pittsburg - Mississippi River Fleet

No. 3136. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 148". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S. gunboat Lafayette, Mississippi River Fleet

No. 4584. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

U.S. gunboat Osage - Mississippi River Fleet

No. 3126. Hand written on mount: "Lt. Comdr. Thos. O. Selfridge". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S. gunboat Meteor [i.e. Cricket] during American Civil War

No. 3145. Correction to title made on card mount comparing images of the two gunboats. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Mississippi River Fleet. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Destruction of the rebel ram "Arkansas": By the United State gunboat "...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1708

Bow Gun on Confederate gunboat Teazer, captured by the Maritanza

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[Unknown location. U.S. gunboat Kansas (built in 1863)]

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

Gunboat on the Mississippi - A black and white photo of people on a bo...

Part of the Brady-Handy Collection. Public domain photograph of a navy ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. gunboat General Price - Mississippi River Fleet

No. 3128. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

[Unknown location. U.S. gunboat Kansas (built in 1863)]

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

[Point of Rocks, Virginia, vicinity. Crew of U.S. Army gunboat General...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

U.S. gunboat Milwaukee - A black and white photo of a boat in the wate...

No. 3139. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Mississippi River Fleet. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Deck of gunboat "Hunchback", 1865(?) during American Civil War

U.S. Army Signal Corps 1921 Brady Photographs Catalogue no. B-6199.

Gunboat Smith - Public domain portrait photograph

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U.S. gunboat Milwaukee - Mississippi River Fleet

No. 3131. Caption continue: Mississippi River fleet. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S. gunboat Queen City - An old photo of a boat in the water

No. 3147. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Mississippi River Fleet. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S. Gunboat "Albatross" - Public domain drawing

Broadside view of steamship. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed below title: N.B. The "Penguin" is precisely like the "Albatross." Formerly Waud no. C-42. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.969) Form... More

U.S. Gunboat "Albatross" - Public domain document scan of drawing

Broadside view of steamship. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed below title: N.B. The "Penguin" is precisely like the "Albatross." Formerly Waud no. C-42. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.969) Form... More

[James River, Virginia Bow of Confederate gunboat Teaser, Lt. Hunter D...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

James River, Virginia. Gunboat COMMODORE PERRY and monitor on James Ri...

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[Unknown location. U.S. gunboat Kansas (built in 1863)]

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

[Deep Bottom, Virginia U.S. gunboat Mendota (in service May 2, 1864) ...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

A description of a view of the city of Moscow

Illustration shows the procession of Alexander II into the Kremlin. Illus. in: Description of a view of the city of Moscow, with the gorgeous entry of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Alexander II into the Krem... More

U.S. gunboat "47" - A group of men standing on a dock next to a boat

No. 3146. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S. gunboat Lafayette - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

No. 3143. Mounted with one other photograph. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

On deck of U.S. gunboat Hunchback

No. B699. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S. gunboat Commodore Barney - A large boat floating on top of a lake

No. B115. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Panay hero receives Navy Cross. Washington, D.C., July 1. Fireman firs...

A man sitting in a wheel chair next to a man in a sailor's uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Destruction of the rebel ram "Arkansas": By the United State gunboat "...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1708

[James River, Virginia Bow of Confederate gunboat Teaser, Lt. Hunter D...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

[James River], Virginia. U.S. gunboat MASSASOIT

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James River, Virginia. Gunboat MENDOTA - 19th century Virginia.

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[Deep Bottom, Virginia U.S. gunboat Mendota (in service May 2, 1864) ...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

Officers on deck of U.S. gunboat Miami

No. B82. Hand written on verso: "See Miller, vol. 6, p. 199". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S. gunboat Lexington [i.e. Tyler] - Mississippi River Fleet

Photograph shows a Union timberclad, the U.S.S. Tyler. No. 3122. Cited in Miller, vol. I, p. 203, as the U.S.S. Tyler. "U.S. Army Military History Institute also identifies it as (U.S.S) Tyler" inscribed on ve... More

Wreck of U.S. gunboat Indianola - Mississippi River Fleet

No. 3117. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Gunboat "Commodore Perry", James River, Virginia

No. 4274. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Fredericksburg, Virginia. Gunboat YANKEE - 19th century Virginia.

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Portuguese government gunboat on the Zambesi River, used to preserve o...

Copyright by Ewing Galloway, N.Y. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection. Public domain photograph of a navy ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Steamer Tashmoo nearing gunboat Yantic for 21 gun salute

Photograph showing the steamship Tashmoo and gunboat Yantic on the Detroit River during President Roosevelt's cruise. H22684 U.S. Copyright Office. "24157" printed before title.

North Carolina senator wants U.S. boats withdrawn from Chinese waters....

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On deck of U.S. gunboat Hunchback

No. B656. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S. Gunboat "Lockwood". Warship photograph collection

Broadside view of sidewheel steamship. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed on verso: U.S. Gunboat. Formerly Waud no. C-117. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1044) Forms part of: Morgan collection of... More

U.S. gunboat Cairo - Mississippi River Fleet

No. 3135. Copy neg., LC-B8184-3135, not made from this print. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

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A little game of bagatelle, between Old Abe the rail splitter & Little...

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Newsreel cameraman describes sinking of Panay to Assistant Navy head. ...

Two men sitting at a table talking to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

100 lb. gun on board the Confederate gunboat Teazer [i.e. Teaser], whi...

Photograph shows a seaman sitting next to the 100 lb. gun that was captured by the U.S.S. Maratanza on July 4, 1862, on the James River, Virginia. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 482 Entered according to Act of Cong... More

James River, Virginia. View of damaged deck of Confederate gunboat TEA...

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James River, Virginia. Gunboat COMMODORE PERRY and monitor on James Ri...

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U.S. gunboat Signal - Mississippi River Fleet

No. 3121. Hand written on mount: "Lieut. Lee". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S. gunboat Commodore Barney(?) during American Civil War

No. B113. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

[Sailors and a cannon on deck of a gunboat]

Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. gunboat Benton. Warship photograph collection

No. 3148. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Mississippi RIver Fleet. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

On deck of U.S. gunboat Hunchback

No. B708. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S. gunboat Vindicator. Warship photograph collection

No. 3144. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Mississippi River Fleet. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Little Mack and his party "going up" Salt River on a gunboat. Terrific...

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U.S. gunboat ST. LOUIS during American Civil War

Illus. in: Century Magazine, v. 29, Nov.-Apr. 1884-85, p. 429. Reference copy may be available in LOT 9393 O. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Civil War, 1861-... More

Gunboat Yantic saluting Pres. Roosevelt and Detroit's 3,000 best citiz...

Photograph showing gunboats saluting President Roosevelt during his Detroit River cruise on the steamship Tashmoo. H22685 U.S. Copyright Office. "24157" printed before title.

U.S. gunboat Fort Hindman - Mississippi River Fleet

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

U.S. gunboat Peosta - Mississippi River Fleet

No. 3133. Cited in: The South Besieged: The Image of War, vol. 5, p. 49. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

A little game of bagatelle, between Old Abe the rail splitter & Little...

The contest for the presidency in 1864 is depicted as a game of bagatelle (a game similar to pool) between Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln and Democrat George B. McClellan. Lincoln (left) holds a cue "Bal... More

The gunboat candidate at the Battle of Malvern Hill

Democratic presidential candidate George Brinton McClellan is lampooned as an incompetent military leader. He sits in a saddle mounted on the boom of the Union ironclad vessel "Galena." The print recalls two p... More

Chinese gunboat, lantern slide, Qingdao China

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

[James River], Virginia. U.S. gunboat MASSASOIT

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Bow Gun on Confederate gunboat Teazer, captured by the Maritanza

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[Point of Rocks, Virginia, vicinity. Crew of U.S. Army gunboat General...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

[Point of Rocks, Virginia, vicinity. Crew of U.S. Army gunboat General...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

U.S. ironclad gunboat Essex - A black and white photo of a ship in the...

Photo shows the USS Essex, launched in 1856 as the New Era and acquired druing the American Civil War by the US Army in 1861 for the Western Gunboat Flotilla. Transferred to the US Navy in 1862 and participated... More

[Deep Bottom, Virginia U.S. gunboat Mendota (in service May 2, 1864) ...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

U.S. gunboat Silver Cloud - An old photo of a boat in the water

No. 3149. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Mississippi River Fleet. Cited in Fighting for Time: the Image of War, vol. 4, p. 334. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S. gunboat Mendota, James River, Virginia

No. B239. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Officers on deck of U.S. gunboat Commodore Barney

No. B182. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Gunboat COMMORDORE MCDONOUGH - Public domain image of a steam boat

Broadside view; Union soldiers sitting in rowboat in foregrd. Hilton Head, South Carolina, 1863. Photo by Haas & Peale. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Civil ... More

Steamer Tashmoo moving toward gunboat Yantic

Photograph showing a side view of the steamship Tashmoo during President Roosevelt's Detroit River cruise. H22683 U.S. Copyright Office. "24157" printed before title.

U.S. gunboat Fort Hindman - Mississippi River Fleet

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

[James River, Virginia Deck of Confederate gunboat Teaser, captured by...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

U.S. gunboat General Grant, Tennessee River

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Tennessee, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. gunboat Benton. Warship photograph collection

No. 3137. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Mississippi River Fleet. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S. gunboat Black Hawk - An old photo of a steamboat boat in the wate...

No. 3140. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Mississippi River Fleet. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

On deck of U.S. gunboat Hunchback

No. B675. Mounted with five other photographs. Hand written on verso: "See Miller, vol. 6, p. 315". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S. gunboat Black Hawk - An old photo of a boat in the water

No. 3141. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Mississippi River Fleet. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Fort Monroe, Virginia. Gunboat SANTIAGO DE CUBA off Fort Monroe

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[U.S. gunboat "Mendota" in James River, near Dutch Gap Canal; Peterbur...

No. 2541. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Civil War Gunboats; U.S. History Petersburg Campaign; Civil War Navy, U.S. Vessels; Civil War Campaigns Petersburg; Ships... More

Spanish ship "Pedro," captured by U.S.S. "New York," April 22. Capture...

Steamships captured by U.S. ships three days before the start of the Spanish-American War. Two reproductions of drawings of battleships. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1898 May 7, p. 450.

The head guard on the South Eastern Railway, 1885--The engine is one o...

Two men on locomotive and conductor(?), with left arm stretched outward, at car in foreground, London. Probably by John Thomson, F.R.G.S.

Reporters Question Japanese Ambassador. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. Jap...

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U.S. Gunboat "Lockwood" - Public domain scan / drawing

Broadside view of sidewheel steamship. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed on verso: U.S. Gunboat. Formerly Waud no. C-117. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1044) Forms part of: Morgan collection of... More

U.S. gunboat Agawam and the monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia

No. B81. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites an... More