South Brooklyn Freight Terminal, 29th Street Pier, Opposite end of Twe...
Significance: The South Brooklyn Freight Terminal, built 1909-16 by the New York City Department of Docks and Ferries, was of a municipal attempt to reorganize shipping in the Port of New York, by providing sep... More
Pilot Schooner "Alabama", Moored in harbor at Vineyard Haven, Vineyard...
Significance: ALABAMA was designed by Thomas F. McManus, a noted fishing schooner and yacht designer from Boston, Massachusetts. She was built during the final throes of the age of commercial sailing vessels i... More
Pilot Schooner "Alabama", Moored in harbor at Vineyard Haven, Vineyard...
Significance: ALABAMA was designed by Thomas F. McManus, a noted fishing schooner and yacht designer from Boston, Massachusetts. She was built during the final throes of the age of commercial sailing vessels i... More
Curtis Wharf, Main Dock, O & Second Streets, Anacortes, Skagit County,...
Survey number: HABS WA-198-A Public domain photograph of ship docs, shipyard, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Double Keeper's Dwelling, Point of Cape Hatt...
Significance: The Double Keeper's Quarters at Cape Hatteras was constructed in 1854, at the same time as the nearby Lighthouse was raised in height. Built of wood frame construction, and resting on brick pier f... More
Monomoy Point Light Station, Approximately 3500 feet Northeast Powder ...
Significance: Originally built in response to Federal period growth in coastal traffic, the Monomoy Point Light Station is now significant as an early example of cast-iron light construction for a secondary, fi... More
Pacific Creosoting Plant, West Dock, 5350 Creosote Place, Northeast, B...
Survey number: HAER WA-131-G Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pacific Creosoting Plant, West Dock, 5350 Creosote Place, Northeast, B...
Survey number: HAER WA-131-G Public domain photograph of a dock, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hunting Island Lighthouse, Lighthouse, Hunting Island State Park, U.S....
Significance: Guide to sailing vessels, used until 1933 by United States Lighthouse Service, now used as an observation platform. One of few surviving historic lighthouses in South Carolina. Survey number: HAB... More
Hunting Island Lighthouse, Lighthouse, Hunting Island State Park, U.S....
Significance: Guide to sailing vessels, used until 1933 by United States Lighthouse Service, now used as an observation platform. One of few surviving historic lighthouses in South Carolina. Survey number: HAB... More
Hunting Island Lighthouse, Lighthouse, Hunting Island State Park, U.S....
Significance: Guide to sailing vessels, used until 1933 by United States Lighthouse Service, now used as an observation platform. One of few surviving historic lighthouses in South Carolina. Survey number: HAB... More
Ferry TICONDEROGA, Route 7, Shelburne, Chittenden County, VT
Significance: TICONDEROGA, considered to be the only extant unmodified vessel of its type in the United States, symbolizes an era of travel that has all but vanished from American waters. One of only two remain... More
Ferry TICONDEROGA, Route 7, Shelburne, Chittenden County, VT
Significance: TICONDEROGA, considered to be the only extant unmodified vessel of its type in the United States, symbolizes an era of travel that has all but vanished from American waters. One of only two remain... More
Ferry TICONDEROGA, Route 7, Shelburne, Chittenden County, VT
Significance: TICONDEROGA, considered to be the only extant unmodified vessel of its type in the United States, symbolizes an era of travel that has all but vanished from American waters. One of only two remain... More
Ferry TICONDEROGA, Route 7, Shelburne, Chittenden County, VT
Significance: TICONDEROGA, considered to be the only extant unmodified vessel of its type in the United States, symbolizes an era of travel that has all but vanished from American waters. One of only two remain... More
Ferry TICONDEROGA, Route 7, Shelburne, Chittenden County, VT
Significance: TICONDEROGA, considered to be the only extant unmodified vessel of its type in the United States, symbolizes an era of travel that has all but vanished from American waters. One of only two remain... More
Ferry TICONDEROGA, Route 7, Shelburne, Chittenden County, VT
Significance: TICONDEROGA, considered to be the only extant unmodified vessel of its type in the United States, symbolizes an era of travel that has all but vanished from American waters. One of only two remain... More
Ferry TICONDEROGA, Route 7, Shelburne, Chittenden County, VT
Significance: TICONDEROGA, considered to be the only extant unmodified vessel of its type in the United States, symbolizes an era of travel that has all but vanished from American waters. One of only two remain... More
Galloway Type Cataract Boat EDITH, Grand Canyon, Coconino County, AZ
Survey number: HAER AZ-71 Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mission Santa Ynez, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, Solano County, ...
STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Mission Santa Ynez is significant as the last surviving example of the thirty-one Mission tankers built by The Marinship Corporation. The design was an adaptation of the ... More
Cockspur Lighthouse, Cockspur Island, Savannah River, Savannah, Chatha...
Significance: The lighthouse, which was extinguished in 1909, is one of only five remaining lighthouses in the state of Georgia having withstood the battle between Union and Confederate forces on April 10-11, 1... More
Frank's Island Lighthouse, North East Pass, Mississippi River, Boothvi...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N735 Survey number: HABS LA-19 Building/structure dates: 1823 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 18q2 Subsequent Work
Frank's Island Lighthouse, North East Pass, Mississippi River, Boothvi...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N735 Survey number: HABS LA-19 Building/structure dates: 1823 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 18q2 Subsequent Work
Pemaquid Point Light Station, End of State Highway 130 south of Bristo...
Survey number: HABS ME-187 Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pemaquid Point Light Station, End of State Highway 130 south of Bristo...
Survey number: HABS ME-187 Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Berthing Wharf S378, Beckoning Point, S...
Significance: Wharf F-5 is rated as a Category 3 historical structure. A Category 3 building or structure is defined as only of minor importance to the historic character of Pearl Harbor. Wharf F-5 is located... More
Fishing Vessel Lola Catherine, Bushwood, St. Mary's County, MD
Significance: Fishing Vessel (F/V) Lola Catherine is a representative example of the wooden boat-building tradition in southern Maryland. The design and construction reflect an evolution of tradition from nine... More
Galloway Type Cataract Boat GLEN, Grand Canyon, Coconino County, AZ
Survey number: HAER AZ-70 Public domain photograph of a grave, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Dry Dock No. 4, B...
Significance: This rectangular drydock has a vertical concrete wall and a flat concrete floor formed on steel pilings. It is an example of a large WWII era drydock built using the tremie method developed by F.R... More
Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Dry Dock No. 4, B...
Significance: This rectangular drydock has a vertical concrete wall and a flat concrete floor formed on steel pilings. It is an example of a large WWII era drydock built using the tremie method developed by F.R... More
Pigeon Point Lighthouse, State Highway 1, Pescadero, San Mateo County,...
Original working drawings are located at the National Archives. Lighthouse has rotating gear, & the complex has a watch house. Significance: This was the earliest lighthouse on the west coast to have a First-ir... More
Pigeon Point Lighthouse, State Highway 1, Pescadero, San Mateo County,...
Original working drawings are located at the National Archives. Lighthouse has rotating gear, & the complex has a watch house. Significance: This was the earliest lighthouse on the west coast to have a First-ir... More
Double-Compound Steam Engine "Sierra Nevada", Seaplane Anchorage vicin...
Significance: A presently rare example of an engine representing, in general, an important stage in steam engineering and, specifically, a form of engine once widely used for ferryboat propulsion. Unprocessed ... More
Naval Air Station North Island, North Island, San Diego, San Diego Cou...
Survey number: HABS CA-2652 Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. Naval Base Charleston, Building No. 32 Smokestack, Hobson Avenue,...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
U.S. Naval Base Charleston, Building No. 32 Smokestack, Hobson Avenue,...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a power station, dam, electric generator, industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Oakland Army Base, Storehouse Type, Ukraine & Maritime Streets, Oaklan...
Significance: The support activities conducted in these facilities were integral to the success of the Installation's World War II mission. Survey number: HAER CA-125-K Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial ... More
Oakland Army Base, Storehouse Type, Ukraine & Maritime Streets, Oaklan...
Significance: The support activities conducted in these facilities were integral to the success of the Installation's World War II mission. Survey number: HAER CA-125-K Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial ... More
Anderson-Christofani Shipyard, Innes Avenue & Griffith Street, San Fra...
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: This shipyard is most notable for retaining the last steam powered winch on the West Coast. The winch powers the marine railway and allows ships to be "pulled" f... More
Anderson-Christofani Shipyard, Innes Avenue & Griffith Street, San Fra...
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: This shipyard is most notable for retaining the last steam powered winch on the West Coast. The winch powers the marine railway and allows ships to be "pulled" f... More
Anderson-Christofani Shipyard, Innes Avenue & Griffith Street, San Fra...
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: This shipyard is most notable for retaining the last steam powered winch on the West Coast. The winch powers the marine railway and allows ships to be "pulled" f... More
Anderson-Christofani Shipyard, Innes Avenue & Griffith Street, San Fra...
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: This shipyard is most notable for retaining the last steam powered winch on the West Coast. The winch powers the marine railway and allows ships to be "pulled" f... More
Anderson-Christofani Shipyard, Innes Avenue & Griffith Street, San Fra...
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: This shipyard is most notable for retaining the last steam powered winch on the West Coast. The winch powers the marine railway and allows ships to be "pulled" f... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Sail Loft, Near State Highway No. 37, Vall...
Significance: Mare Island was established by Commander (later Admiral) David Glasgow Farragut as the first Naval base in California. Building No. 55 was a prime example of an industrial building constructed by... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Sail Loft, Near State Highway No. 37, Vall...
Significance: Mare Island was established by Commander (later Admiral) David Glasgow Farragut as the first Naval base in California. Building No. 55 was a prime example of an industrial building constructed by... More
Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Cana island Light Station, Cana Island Road, Baileys Harbor, Door Coun...
Significance: The lighthouse played an important role in the safe expansion of shipping and passenger travel on the Great Lakes. Its construction and association with regional events contributed to broad patter... More
Hanalei Pier, Hanalei Bay off Weke Road, Hanalei, Kauai County, HI
Significance: The Hanalei Pier is historically significant as one of the last remaining vestiges of the rice industry in Hanalei. The pier is also significant for its association with transportation history in... More
Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pipe Coppersmith ...
Survey number: HAER PA-387-T Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Outer Island Light Station, Lighthouse & Keeper's Quarters, La Pointe,...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N46 Survey number: HABS WI-318-A
Outer Island Light Station, Lighthouse & Keeper's Quarters, La Pointe,...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N46 Survey number: HABS WI-318-A
U.S. Coast Guard Base San Juan, Tank House, San Juan, San Juan Municip...
Survey number: HABS PR-133-D Building/structure dates: 1922 Initial Construction
U.S. Coast Guard Base San Juan, Tank House, San Juan, San Juan Municip...
Survey number: HABS PR-133-D Building/structure dates: 1922 Initial Construction
U.S. Coast Guard Base San Juan, Tank House, San Juan, San Juan Municip...
Survey number: HABS PR-133-D Building/structure dates: 1922 Initial Construction
U.S. Coast Guard Base San Juan, Tank House, San Juan, San Juan Municip...
Survey number: HABS PR-133-D Building/structure dates: 1922 Initial Construction
St. Croix Island National Monument, Lighthouse & Residence, Bar Harbor...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-59 Survey number: HABS ME-168-A
Steamboat GULKANA, Miles Lake, Cordova, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK
Significance: Between 1907 and 1911 the Cooper River and Northwestern Railway operated a fleet of steamboats on the Cooper and Chitina Rivers in support of railroad construction and mining operations at Kennico... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Submarine Base, Berthing Wharves ...
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
Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Structure Shop, L...
Survey number: HAER PA-387-P Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Burnt Island Light Station, Burnt Island, west side of entrance to Boo...
Survey number: HABS ME-219 Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Empire State V, James River Reserve Fleet, Newport News, Newport News,...
Significance: Originally built for American President Lines for commercial purposes, the Military Sea Transportation Services instead converted the Empire State V to a troopship. One of three in its class, it ... More
Oak Island Coast Guard Station, Highway 160, Oak Island, Brunswick Cou...
Survey number: HABS NC-401 Building/structure dates: 1932 Initial Construction
Oak Island Coast Guard Station, Highway 160, Oak Island, Brunswick Cou...
Survey number: HABS NC-401 Building/structure dates: 1932 Initial Construction
Union Wharf, Taylor Street End, Port Townsend, Jefferson County, WA
Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. Coast Guard Lake Worth Inlet Station, Dwelling, Peanut Island, Ri...
Significance: The Dwelling at Lake Worth Inlet Station exemplifies the Coast Guard's standard Dwellings at upgraded and new lifeboat stations built throughout the coastal United States from about 1931 until 194... More
Dice's Head Light Station, Southwest end of Water Street, Castine, Han...
Survey number: HABS ME-199 Public domain photograph related to the history of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Faro de los Morillos de Cabo Rojo, Los Morillos de Cabo Rojo, Cabo Roj...
Significance: Cabo Rojo Light was built in 1882 as a 3rd order light with 18 miles range that showed a white light eclipsed every minute. The present structure stands very much as it was back in 1882; although... More
Faro de los Morillos de Cabo Rojo, Los Morillos de Cabo Rojo, Cabo Roj...
Significance: Cabo Rojo Light was built in 1882 as a 3rd order light with 18 miles range that showed a white light eclipsed every minute. The present structure stands very much as it was back in 1882; although... More
Faro Isla de Culebritas, South side of Isla Culebrita, Culebra, Culebr...
Significance: Isla Culebrita Light was built in 1886 on the western side of Virgin Passage. In both design and importance of location the stone structure is unique. In 1888 the 4th order light showed a fixed ... More
U.S. Navy & Munitions Buildings, Constitution Avenue between Seventeen...
Significance: Last to be demolished of the temporary buildings erected on the Mall during World Wars I and II. Survey number: HABS DC-324
U.S. Navy & Munitions Buildings, Constitution Avenue between Seventeen...
Significance: Last to be demolished of the temporary buildings erected on the Mall during World Wars I and II. Survey number: HABS DC-324
Stratford Shoal Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Bridgeport, Fairfield C...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Rock Harbor Lighthouse, Copper Harbor, Keweenaw County, MI
Significance: After the signing of the Treaty of LaPointe in 1843 with the Chippewa Nation, Isle Royale was opened to copper exploration and mining. By 1847 more than one dozen mining companies had established... More
Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Bowditch Hall, 600 feet east of Smith S...
Public domain photograph of bank building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Bowditch Hall, 600 feet east of Smith S...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Bowditch Hall, 600 feet east of Smith S...
Public domain photograph of bank building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Pilot Boathouse, South end of Jarvis St...
Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
USS MISSOURI, Batttleship Row, Ford Island, Pearl City, Honolulu Count...
Significance: USS MISSOURI was the last battleship built by the United States. Her type dominated naval strategy and tactics until World War II when aircraft carriers supplanted battleships as the dominant cap... More
Brown's Fish House, 17544 North Whitefish Point Road, Paradise, Chippe...
Survey number: HAER MI-413 Public domain photograph - historical image of Michigan, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Brown's Fish House, 17544 North Whitefish Point Road, Paradise, Chippe...
Survey number: HAER MI-413 Public domain photograph of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Oakland Army Base, Maritime Street at West Grand Avenue, Oakland, Alam...
Significance: Oakland Army Base served in an important capacity during the Second World War (1941-1945), and is therefore eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A, repr... More
Mount Desert Rock Light Station, Twenty miles south of Mount Desert Is...
Survey number: HABS ME-204
Mount Desert Rock Light Station, Twenty miles south of Mount Desert Is...
Survey number: HABS ME-204
Oakland Naval Supply Center, Administrative Offices, On Seventh Street...
Survey number: HABS CA-2614-LL Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction
USS Turner Joy, Bremerton Marina, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA
Significance: USS Turner Joy is the last built of eighteen Forrest Sherman-class destroyers commissioned by the U.S. Navy between 1955 and 1959. Designed as an all-gun warship for anti-aircraft and anti-submar... More
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Point of Cape Hatteras, access road from Rou...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a tower, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Matinicus Rock Light Station, Matinicus Island, on Matinicus Rock, Mat...
Survey number: HABS ME-210
Matinicus Rock Light Station, Matinicus Island, on Matinicus Rock, Mat...
Survey number: HABS ME-210 Public domain photograph related to the history of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Taluga, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, Solano County, CA
STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Taluga is significant as an example of the T3-type tankers, which were developed with steam propulsion rather than turbo-electric drives. The ship is also significant as ... More
Taluga, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, Solano County, CA
STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Taluga is significant as an example of the T3-type tankers, which were developed with steam propulsion rather than turbo-electric drives. The ship is also significant as ... More
Point Reyes Lighthouse, Point Reyes Station, Marin County, CA
Complex has a fog building. Survey number: HABS CA-2250 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 91001100
Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC
Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More
Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC
Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More
Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC
Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More
Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC
Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More
Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC
Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More
Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park, Richmond Shipyard No. 3, P...
Photographs were taken while shooting the SS WAPAMA which was moored in Graving Dock No. 3. STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: Henry J. Kaiser's enterprise built and operated four shipyards at Rich... More
Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park, Richmond Shipyard No. 3, P...
Photographs were taken while shooting the SS WAPAMA which was moored in Graving Dock No. 3. STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: Henry J. Kaiser's enterprise built and operated four shipyards at Rich... More