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U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Marine Railway No. 2, Crane Wharf, Near intersection of Avenue G & Third Street , Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Marine Railway No. 2, Crane Wharf, Near...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Completed during WWII, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, it is significant as one of the important components of the Navy... More

N.Y. Harbor from Battery Place,  Panoramic Photograph

N.Y. Harbor from Battery Place, Panoramic Photograph

J20047 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; B. J. Falk; July 17, 1902; DLC/PP-1902:41646. Copyright claimant's address: Waldorf-Astoria, N.Y.

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Machine Shop, Sixth Street opposite 10-10 Pier, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Machine Shop, Sixth Street opposite 10-...

Significance: They are located within the Controlled Industrial Area of the Naval Shipyard within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Facility 67 was the first major shop building constructed at the Sh... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Pharmacist's Quarters Type, 13-16 First Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Phar...

Facility No. 363 was moved to its current location sometime between 1932 & 1944. Significance: This type is significant to the Hospital Point neighborhood, as it is associated with the development of the naval ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Headquarters Building, North Road, between Fourteenth Street & North Road, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Headquarters Building, North Road, betw...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Hawaii, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ammunition Handling Facility, West Loch along First Street at W1 Pier, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ammunition Handling Facility, West Loch...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

Cleveland Breakwater at Cleveland Harbor, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH

Cleveland Breakwater at Cleveland Harbor, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, ...

Significance: The Cleveland Breakwater is a significant example of engineering technology. The construction of the breakwater is relatively simple in concept, but demonstrated several innovative engineering ad... More

Cleveland Breakwater at Cleveland Harbor, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH

Cleveland Breakwater at Cleveland Harbor, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, ...

Significance: The Cleveland Breakwater is a significant example of engineering technology. The construction of the breakwater is relatively simple in concept, but demonstrated several innovative engineering ad... More

Cleveland Breakwater at Cleveland Harbor, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH

Cleveland Breakwater at Cleveland Harbor, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, ...

Significance: The Cleveland Breakwater is a significant example of engineering technology. The construction of the breakwater is relatively simple in concept, but demonstrated several innovative engineering ad... More

Cleveland Breakwater at Cleveland Harbor, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH

Cleveland Breakwater at Cleveland Harbor, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, ...

Significance: The Cleveland Breakwater is a significant example of engineering technology. The construction of the breakwater is relatively simple in concept, but demonstrated several innovative engineering ad... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Sawmill, Seventh Street near Avenue E, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Sawmill, Seventh Street near Avenue E, ...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl harbor National Historic Landmark. It was among the major shop buildings constructed in the Shipyard as part of the build-up to WWII. It is part of a still-extant gr... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Sawmill, Seventh Street near Avenue E, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Sawmill, Seventh Street near Avenue E, ...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl harbor National Historic Landmark. It was among the major shop buildings constructed in the Shipyard as part of the build-up to WWII. It is part of a still-extant gr... More

Ellis Island, Contagious Disease Hospital Measles Ward A, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, Contagious Disease Hospital Measles Ward A, New York Har...

Significance: Measles Ward A, later known as Wards 17 and 18, was one of eight identical measles pavilions constructed for the Contagious Disease Hospital complex on Island 3 of the Ellis Island U. S. Immigrati... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, South Quay Wall & Repair Wharf, L-shaped portion of quay walls starting at east side of mouth of Dry Dock No. 1, continuing along ocean side of Sixth Street, adjacent to Pier B-2, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, South Quay Wall & Repair Wharf, L-shape...

Significance: The South Quay Wall is one of the earliest berthing facilities at Pearl Harbor, built as a connection between Dry Dock No. 1 and the 1010 Wharf. Considering its early construction date and difficu... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, South Quay Wall & Repair Wharf, L-shaped portion of quay walls starting at east side of mouth of Dry Dock No. 1, continuing along ocean side of Sixth Street, adjacent to Pier B-2, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, South Quay Wall & Repair Wharf, L-shape...

Significance: The South Quay Wall is one of the earliest berthing facilities at Pearl Harbor, built as a connection between Dry Dock No. 1 and the 1010 Wharf. Considering its early construction date and difficu... More

[Pensacola Harbor, Fla.] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[Pensacola Harbor, Fla.] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, water way, maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship in the sea, harbor, maritime, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Warehouse, Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, AK

Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Warehouse, Unalaska, A...

Significance: This is representative of the many warehouses constructed on naval bases throughout the U.S. and her territories, providing storage space for materials contributing to the war effort. Unprocessed... More

Marshall Point Light Station, At end of Marshall Point Road, south of Port Clyde on east side of harbor, Port Clyde, Knox County, ME
Gig Harbor Net Sheds, Ancich Net Shed, 3618 Harborview Drive, Gig Harbor, Pierce County, WA

Gig Harbor Net Sheds, Ancich Net Shed, 3618 Harborview Drive, Gig Harb...

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The seventeen extant net sheds in Gig Harbor, Washington, are significant as remnants of the community's cultural heritage and economic development. Families, mo... More

Duck Brook Bridge, Spanning Duck Brook on Paradise Hill Road, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Duck Brook Bridge, Spanning Duck Brook on Paradise Hill Road, Bar Harb...

Significance: The last of the major bridges constructed in Acadia National Park, Duck Brook Bridge is also the largest road-related structure in the park, and the largest continuous concrete arch deck bridge in... More

Baltimore Inner Harbor, Pier 4, South side of Pratt Street between Frederick Street & Market Place, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore Inner Harbor, Pier 4, South side of Pratt Street between Fre...

Significance: Designed by Oscar F. Lackey and constructed in 1908-1910, the bulkheads on Piers 4, 5, and 6 in the Baltimore Inner Harbor were among the first reinforced concrete structures erected in seawater i... More

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suffolk County, NY

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suf...

Significance: The Lefferts Mill is a fine example of a tide mill, a relatively rare engineering structure. It is also important as an example of a typical Long Island water-powered grist mill in its equipment,... More

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suffolk County, NY

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suf...

Significance: The Lefferts Mill is a fine example of a tide mill, a relatively rare engineering structure. It is also important as an example of a typical Long Island water-powered grist mill in its equipment,... More

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suffolk County, NY

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suf...

Significance: The Lefferts Mill is a fine example of a tide mill, a relatively rare engineering structure. It is also important as an example of a typical Long Island water-powered grist mill in its equipment,... More

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suffolk County, NY

Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suf...

Significance: The Lefferts Mill is a fine example of a tide mill, a relatively rare engineering structure. It is also important as an example of a typical Long Island water-powered grist mill in its equipment,... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Aircraft Storehouse, Lexington Boulevard, Liscombe Bay Street & St. Lo Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Aircraft Storehouse, Lexington Boulevar...

Significance: This facility is significant for its function in the repair activities at the Naval Air Station during World War II. It is associated with the repair of the aircraft carrier planes for battles in... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Aircraft Storehouse, Lexington Boulevard, Liscombe Bay Street & St. Lo Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Aircraft Storehouse, Lexington Boulevar...

Significance: This facility is significant for its function in the repair activities at the Naval Air Station during World War II. It is associated with the repair of the aircraft carrier planes for battles in... More

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Exterior view of Fort Sumter

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Exterior view of Fort Sumter

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Enlisted Men's Barracks & Mess Hall, Marine Barracks, Neville Way, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Enlisted Men's Barracks & Mess Hall, Ma...

Significance: The Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964, due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous eve... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Enlisted Men's Barracks & Mess Hall, Marine Barracks, Neville Way, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Enlisted Men's Barracks & Mess Hall, Ma...

Significance: The Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964, due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous eve... More

Fort Gorges, Hog Island Ledge, Portland Harbor, Portland, Cumberland County, ME

Fort Gorges, Hog Island Ledge, Portland Harbor, Portland, Cumberland C...

Significance: It is a very prominent and intriguing part of the Casco Bay view from Portland's Fort Allen Park and Eastern Promenade, and so viewed by thousands every year. Architecturally it is an unchanged ex... More

Fort Gorges, Hog Island Ledge, Portland Harbor, Portland, Cumberland County, ME

Fort Gorges, Hog Island Ledge, Portland Harbor, Portland, Cumberland C...

Significance: It is a very prominent and intriguing part of the Casco Bay view from Portland's Fort Allen Park and Eastern Promenade, and so viewed by thousands every year. Architecturally it is an unchanged ex... More

Fort Gorges, Hog Island Ledge, Portland Harbor, Portland, Cumberland County, ME

Fort Gorges, Hog Island Ledge, Portland Harbor, Portland, Cumberland C...

Significance: It is a very prominent and intriguing part of the Casco Bay view from Portland's Fort Allen Park and Eastern Promenade, and so viewed by thousands every year. Architecturally it is an unchanged ex... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bachelor Officer Quarters, Dealy Circle, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bachelor Officer Quarters, Dealy Circle...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Lubrication Building, Between Avenues D & E, adjacent to Facility Nos. 158 & 159, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Lubrication Building, Between Avenues D...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark and was used as a location to conduct vehicle maintenance during WWII. It was constructed in association with the great expansion o... More

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, Dubuque Ice Harbor, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, Dubuque Ice Harbor, Dubuque, Dubuqu...

Significance: The history of river improvements in general, and the Ice Harbor specifically, represents the most ambitious public works effort ever undertaken by the City of Dubuque. The Ice Harbor and the pre... More

Governors Island, Castle Williams, New York Harbor near Hay & Andes Roads, New York, New York County, NY

Governors Island, Castle Williams, New York Harbor near Hay & Andes Ro...

Significance: Castle Williams, a three-tiered, circular, casemated fortification built between 1807 and 1810/11 served as a prototype for a new era of coastal fortification. Its massive masonry walls and design... More

Governors Island, Castle Williams, New York Harbor near Hay & Andes Roads, New York, New York County, NY

Governors Island, Castle Williams, New York Harbor near Hay & Andes Ro...

Significance: Castle Williams, a three-tiered, circular, casemated fortification built between 1807 and 1810/11 served as a prototype for a new era of coastal fortification. Its massive masonry walls and design... More

Governors Island, Castle Williams, New York Harbor near Hay & Andes Roads, New York, New York County, NY

Governors Island, Castle Williams, New York Harbor near Hay & Andes Ro...

Significance: Castle Williams, a three-tiered, circular, casemated fortification built between 1807 and 1810/11 served as a prototype for a new era of coastal fortification. Its massive masonry walls and design... More

Governors Island, Castle Williams, New York Harbor near Hay & Andes Roads, New York, New York County, NY

Governors Island, Castle Williams, New York Harbor near Hay & Andes Ro...

Significance: Castle Williams, a three-tiered, circular, casemated fortification built between 1807 and 1810/11 served as a prototype for a new era of coastal fortification. Its massive masonry walls and design... More

Curtis Wharf, O & Second Streets, Anacortes, Skagit County, WA

Curtis Wharf, O & Second Streets, Anacortes, Skagit County, WA

Significance: Curtis Wharf is significant both in its contribution to history at the local and regional levels as a maritime commercial and industrial complex and in its illustration of a type of vernacular arc... More

Curtis Wharf, O & Second Streets, Anacortes, Skagit County, WA

Curtis Wharf, O & Second Streets, Anacortes, Skagit County, WA

Significance: Curtis Wharf is significant both in its contribution to history at the local and regional levels as a maritime commercial and industrial complex and in its illustration of a type of vernacular arc... More

Governors Island, Fort Columbus, Building No. 202, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Governors Island, Fort Columbus, Building No. 202, New York Harbor, Ne...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Waterfront Transit Shed, Corner of Gaffney Street & Astoria Avenue along Wharf K11, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Waterfront Transit Shed, Corner of Gaff...

Significance: The Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964, due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous eve... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Combat Intelligence Center, Makalapa Drive in Makalapa Administration Area, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Combat Intelligence Center, Makalapa Dr...

Significance: Facility 251 is significant because it housed the intelligence staff for Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Area, from April 1943 un... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Paint & Oil Storehouse, Pokomoke Street and Lexington Boulevard, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Paint & Oil Storehouse, Pokomoke Street...

Significance: It was part of the expansion of the Navy's air base on Ford Island in the mid-1930s. It is also associated with WWII, since Facility No. 43 was greatly enlarged to accommodate the wartime demands ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Paint & Oil Storehouse, Pokomoke Street and Lexington Boulevard, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Paint & Oil Storehouse, Pokomoke Street...

Significance: It was part of the expansion of the Navy's air base on Ford Island in the mid-1930s. It is also associated with WWII, since Facility No. 43 was greatly enlarged to accommodate the wartime demands ... More

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Interior view of Fort Sumter

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Interior view of Fort Sumter

Public domain photograph of American Civil War era building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, General Warehouse, Kuahua Avenue & Atlanta Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, General Warehouse, Kuahua Avenue & Atla...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Housing Area 1, Fourplex Type, Bounded by Kamehameha Highway, Plantation Drive, South Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Housing Area 1, Fourplex Type, Bounded ...

Significance: The Hale Moku neighborhood is significant as an example of military housing built just before the United States' entry into World War II, reflecting the build-up of defenses and the related need f... More

Moore Haven Lock, Lock Tender's House/Office, Cross-State Canal, Okeechobee Intracoastal Waterway, Moore Haven, Glades County, FL

Moore Haven Lock, Lock Tender's House/Office, Cross-State Canal, Okeec...

Significance: The lock tender's house and office is one of two remaining former residences at the Moore Haven Lock reservation. Although it lacks prominent decorative features, it does retain some notable archi... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Landplane Hangar Type, Wasp Boulevard and Gambier Bay Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Landplane Hangar Type, Wasp Boulevard a...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Landplane Hangar Type, Wasp Boulevard and Gambier Bay Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Landplane Hangar Type, Wasp Boulevard a...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Intermediate Maintenance Facility, North waterfront near Berth S-12, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Nort...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

Gig Harbor Net Sheds, Skansie Brothers Net Shed, 3207 Harborview Drive, Gig Harbor, Pierce County, WA

Gig Harbor Net Sheds, Skansie Brothers Net Shed, 3207 Harborview Drive...

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The seventeen extant net sheds in Gig Harbor, Washington, are significant as remnants of the community's cultural heritage and economic development. Families, mo... More

Caumsett Manor, Lloyd Neck, Lloyd Harbor, Suffolk County, NY

Caumsett Manor, Lloyd Neck, Lloyd Harbor, Suffolk County, NY

Significance: Caumsett Manor is one of the last grand mansions on Long Island retaining most of its acreage and outbuildings. It is a fine example of English Georgian design adapted for a 20th century American ... More

Caumsett Manor, Lloyd Neck, Lloyd Harbor, Suffolk County, NY

Caumsett Manor, Lloyd Neck, Lloyd Harbor, Suffolk County, NY

Significance: Caumsett Manor is one of the last grand mansions on Long Island retaining most of its acreage and outbuildings. It is a fine example of English Georgian design adapted for a 20th century American ... More

Sailors' Snug Harbor, Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, New Brighton, Richmond County, NY

Sailors' Snug Harbor, Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, New Brighton, R...

Significance: The Sailors' Snug Harbor, a home for aged seamen opened in 1833, occupies a spacious site on Staten Island overlooking the Kill Van Kull which leads into New York Harbor. Buildings on the property... More

H.L. Shepard Company Lime Kiln, Northeast bank of Rockport Harbor, Rockport, Knox County, ME

H.L. Shepard Company Lime Kiln, Northeast bank of Rockport Harbor, Roc...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Southport Harbor, Mill River, Southport Harbor, Southport, Fairfield County, CT

Southport Harbor, Mill River, Southport Harbor, Southport, Fairfield C...

Survey number: HABS CT-331 Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, AK

Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Unalaska, Aleutian Isl...

Significance: Dutch Harbor and Fort Mears Naval Operating Base served as the main base for the American presence in the Aleutian Islands during World War II and received the most serious air attack on North Ame... More

Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, AK

Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Unalaska, Aleutian Isl...

Significance: Dutch Harbor and Fort Mears Naval Operating Base served as the main base for the American presence in the Aleutian Islands during World War II and received the most serious air attack on North Ame... More

Governors Island, Overview, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Governors Island, Overview, New York Harbor, New York, New York County...

Significance: Governors Island derives it significance largely from its role as a major component. in the defense system of one of the country's most important harbors, New York Harbor. Defense works on the isl... More

Governors Island, Overview, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Governors Island, Overview, New York Harbor, New York, New York County...

Significance: Governors Island derives it significance largely from its role as a major component. in the defense system of one of the country's most important harbors, New York Harbor. Defense works on the isl... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Hospital Laboratory, Hospital Way, near intersection with Third Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Hospital Laboratory, Hospital Way, near...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Constructed in 1929, this building was associated with the development of the Naval Hospital at Pearl Harbor. This facility, the n... More

Ellis Island, Contagious Disease Hospital Mortuary, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, Contagious Disease Hospital Mortuary, New York Harbor, N...

Significance: The Mortuary is a diminutive but important support structure for the Contagious Disease Hospital was constructed in 1907. It is integrated with its neighboring structures by a consistent use of m... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet Garage, Laupele & Ulithe Roads in Makalapa Administration Area, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet Garage...

Significance: This building served Admiral Chester Nimitz (Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet) and the other commanding officers, during WWII and after, by providing transportation services to the personnel in t... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, One-Story Storehouse, East side of the two 1936 Repair Basins, Berths B20 & B21, Fronting the intersection of Avenue C & Club Road, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, One-Story Storehouse, East side of the ...

Significance: It is a significant structure within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark and has been determined to be of high historic value. It is an example of a distinctive type and reflects adaptatio... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Boiler House & Cold Storage, Butchers Shop & Dry Stores Building, South Avenue near Salvor Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Boiler House & Cold Storage, Butchers S...

Significance: The boiler house portion of the building, constructed in 1929, is part of the early history of the Marine Barracks at Pearl Harbor. The cold storage, butcher shop, and dry stores portion of the bu... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Boiler House & Cold Storage, Butchers Shop & Dry Stores Building, South Avenue near Salvor Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Boiler House & Cold Storage, Butchers S...

Significance: The boiler house portion of the building, constructed in 1929, is part of the early history of the Marine Barracks at Pearl Harbor. The cold storage, butcher shop, and dry stores portion of the bu... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Two-Story Storehouses with Ramps, Port Royal Street between Central and South Avenues, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Two-Story Storehouses with Ramps, Port ...

Significance: Facility Nos. 393 and 394 were built, respectively, as an ordnance storehouse and a pipe and hardware storehouse in the last year of WWII. These two structures are significant for their unique des... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dry Dock No. 2, Pumpwell, East of Dry Dock No. 3, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dry Dock No. 2, Pumpwell, East of Dry D...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It was constructed in 1941 in association with the expansion of the Naval Shipyard during WWII. It is specifically related to the ... More

The Cohorns[sic]--Cold Harbor - Public domain  drawing

The Cohorns[sic]--Cold Harbor - Public domain drawing

Mortars fired over Union troops. Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed lower left. Published in: Harper's Weekly, July 30, 1864, p. 485 as: General Grants' Campaign - Shelling the Enemy from the Cohorn... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Auxiliary Machine & Electric Shop, Avenue G near Fifth Street intersection, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Auxiliary Machine & Electric Shop, Aven...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of an industrial building, factory or warehouse, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[The City from Algiers, New Orleans, Louisiana]

[The City from Algiers, New Orleans, Louisiana]

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Senior Officers' Quarters Type A, 37 Makalapa Drive, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Senior Off...

Significance: This housing type is significant as the residence of the principal flag officer of the Navy in Hawaii from 1941 to the present, and as an example of Hawaiian residential architecture during the 19... More

Sailors' Snug Harbor, Music Hall, Richmond Terrace, New Brighton, Richmond County, NY

Sailors' Snug Harbor, Music Hall, Richmond Terrace, New Brighton, Rich...

Survey number: HABS NY-6116 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72000909

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Additional Piers and Quay Walls, S13 to S19, Northeast end of Magazine Loch, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Additional Piers and Quay Walls, S13 to...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Pennsylvania Railroad, Safe Harbor Bridge, Spanning mouth of Conestoga River, Safe Harbor, Lancaster County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, Safe Harbor Bridge, Spanning mouth of Conestoga...

Significance: The bridge is unusual two-level structure built to carry two different Pennsylvania Railroad branches. The low-grade freight line on the upper level was chief engineer William H. Brown's last majo... More

Pennsylvania Railroad, Safe Harbor Bridge, Spanning mouth of Conestoga River, Safe Harbor, Lancaster County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, Safe Harbor Bridge, Spanning mouth of Conestoga...

Significance: The bridge is unusual two-level structure built to carry two different Pennsylvania Railroad branches. The low-grade freight line on the upper level was chief engineer William H. Brown's last majo... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Housing Area 1, Sixplex Type, Bounded by Kamehameha Highway, Plantation Drive, South Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Housing Area 1, Sixplex Type, Bounded b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Headquarters, Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet, Intersection of Halawa & Makalapa Drives, Makalapa Administration Area, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Headquarters, Commander-in-Chief of the...

Significance: Facility 250 is significant as the headquarters of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who was both the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet and the Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas during WWII. This b... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Paint & Oil Storehouse, Avenue D near Seventh Street intersection, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Paint & Oil Storehouse, Avenue D near S...

Picryl description: Public domain image of park architecture, palace, chateau, open space, 18th, and 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New London County, CT

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New Lo...

Significance: The Thames Shipyard has been in constant use from the time of its completion in 1903 to the present (as of 1978). Originally constructed to build and repair ocean-going tugs and barges, the yard ... More

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C., April 14th, 1865. Awaiting the arrival of General Anderson and the invited guests to inaugurate the ceremony of raising the old flag

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C., April...

Stereograph showing a gathering of specators at the flag raising ceremony in Fort Sumter on the occasion of the anniversary of Major General Anderson's surrender four years earlier. Part of series: The War for ... More

[Busy wharf scene, New York City in early 19th Century]

[Busy wharf scene, New York City in early 19th Century]

From H.L. Wittemann of the Albertype Co. Public domain photograph of 20th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island 5-Inch Antiaircraft Battery, South Gun Emplacement, Ford Island, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island 5-Inch Antiaircraft Battery...

Significance: This antiaircraft battery gun emplacement and its battery command center are associated with the hasty construction of nine 5-inch antiaircraft defensive positions in the months after the 7 Decemb... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Kilo Wharves K10 &K11, West of Neosho Avenue, parallel to & North of Astoria Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Kilo Wharves K10 &K11, West of Neosho A...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964 due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the devastatin... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Barracks, Long Way near Avenue E, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Barracks, Long Way near Avenue E, Pearl...

Significance: The first buildings at the Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor (Officer's Quarters and the Marine Barracks Building - now Puller Hall) were constructed in 1914 as part of the initial permanent post, mak... More

Ellis Island, Incinerator, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, Incinerator, New York Harbor, New York, New York County,...

Significance: Constructed in 1911 by the Morse-Bougler Destructer Company, the incinerator was used to burn all the garbage on Ellis Island. It was second incinerator on the island. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Inert Ammunition Storehouses, Avocet and Kingfisher Streets, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Inert Ammunition Storehouses, Avocet an...

Significance: Facility Nos. 170 and 171 were built as part of the development of the Naval Air Station at Ford Island in the period preceding WWII. They originally served as inert storehouses. These were two of... More

Boynton Chapel, 7590 Boynton Lane, Baileys Harbor, Door County, WI

Boynton Chapel, 7590 Boynton Lane, Baileys Harbor, Door County, WI

2009 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Third Place Significance: Located on the northern shores of Lake Michigan, in the state of Wisconsin, is an isolated retreat center with a small, Scandinavian inspired chapel. It... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Surgeon's Quarters Type, 2-5 First Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Surg...

Significance: This type is significant to the Hospital Point neighborhood as the first quarters to have been built in association with the development of the naval hospital at Pearl Harbor. These two houses ar... More

Hawaii - Honolulu Harbor, gelatin silver print

Hawaii - Honolulu Harbor, gelatin silver print

J139749 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Ernest Moses; March 11, 1910. Copyright claimant's address: Hilo, Hawaii.

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ward Field Grandstand, 750 feet southwest of Merry Point Landing, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ward Field Grandstand, 750 feet southwe...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964. The Ward Field grandstand, classified as a Category 3 structure, is a 51 year old structure located wit... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dry Dock No. 1, Pumpwell, By-Pass Valve & Saltwater Pumphouse, North end of Fifth Street, between Dry Dock No. 1 & Facility GD2 , Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dry Dock No. 1, Pumpwell, By-Pass Valve...

Significance: They are located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Facility S17 was constructed in 1919 as the pumpwell for Dry Dock No. 1. Completed in 1942, the adjacent facility S17A is asso... More

Cold Harbor, Virginia. Chas. A. Dana, Assist. Sec. Of War

Cold Harbor, Virginia. Chas. A. Dana, Assist. Sec. Of War

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Pearl City Peninsula, MacIntyre House, 364 Laniwai Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Pearl City Peninsula...

Significance: This house is significant as an example of a civilian house built before the Navy acquisition of the peninsula. The architecture of this house is unique within the Pearl Harbor Naval Base. The b... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Forge Shop & Galvanizing Shop, Sixth Street between Avenues D & E, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Forge Shop & Galvanizing Shop, Sixth St...

Significance: These two facilities are part of an important grouping of historic buildings including Facility 4 (HABS HI-359), 4A (HABS HI-360), 8 (HABS HI-446), 9 (HABS HI-487), and 13 (HABS HI-462) all locate... More

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