monitor, history

Monitor "Lehigh" in Trent's Reach, James River, Virginia, just below C...

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

The monitor Casco, James River, Virginia

No. B589. Hand written on mount: "Light draft monitor turret has been removed". Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 177". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

The monitor Passaic, Port Royal, S.C., 1863

No. 5410. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Deep Bottom, Virginia, vicinity. Transport Linda of Philadelphia and...

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

[James River, Virginia Monitor U.S.S. Onondaga; soldiers in rowboat in...

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

[James River, Virginia Monitor U.S.S. Onondaga; soldiers in rowboat in...

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

The monitor Miantonamah - A black and white photo of a boat in the wat...

No. 5084. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

On deck of the monitor Lehigh, James River, Virginia

No. B768. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Religious service aboard the monitor Passaic, Port Royal, S.C., 1863

No. 5413. Title from Civil War caption book in Prints & Photographs Reading Room. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

The monitor Passaic, Port Royal, S.C., 1863

No. 5410. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Terrific combat between the "Monitor" 2 guns & "Merrimac" 10 guns The ...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6463 Exhibited: Capitol Visitors Center of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011.

Monitor Dictator - A couple of men standing on top of a boat

Photograph shows a man standing on the "flying deck" in a broadside view of the monitor, U.S.S. Dictator at an east coast Navy yard.

Monitor Onondaga, gelatin silver print

Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[B]alloon view of the attack on Fort Darling in the James River, by Co...

Not drawn to scale. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 541.2 From Harper's weekly, v. 6, May 31, 1862. p. [337] This view was acquired by the Library of Congress in 1948 with the purchase of the papers and maps of Ma... More

The monitor Passaic, Port Royal, S.C., 1863

No. 5411. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Intérieur de la batterie du Merrimac, pendant le combat avec le Monito...

Interior of the Merrimac showing Confederate sailors loading cannon, during combat with the Monitor. Illus. from: Le Monde Illustré. Exhibited: Capitol Visitors Center of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011.

[Unidentified young sailor in Union uniform in front of painted backdr...

Case: Berg, no. 7-21. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Exhibited: "The Last Full Measure : Civil War Photographs from the Liljenquist Family Col... More

The monitor Passaic, Port Royal, S.C., 1863

No. 5412. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Crew of the original "Monitor" on her deck

Stereograph showing Union sailors relaxing and playing games on the deck of the U.S.S. Monitor on the James River in Virginia. No. 490. Part of series: Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Attributed to James ... More

[Unidentified young sailor in Union uniform in front of painted backdr...

Case: Berg, no. 7-21. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Exhibited: "The Last Full Measure : Civil War Photographs from the Liljenquist Family Col... More

The original "Monitor" after her fight with the "Merrimac"

Stereograph showing Union soldiers on deck by the turret of the U.S.S. Monitor seen from the stern. No. 486. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Attributed to James F. G... More

The monitor Canonicus, James River, Virginia

No. 4093. 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

The monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia

No. B211. 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

Terrific combat between the "Monitor" 2 guns & "Merrimac" 10 guns The ...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6463 Exhibited: Capitol Visitors Center of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011.

[Deep Bottom, Virginia, vicinity. Transport Linda of Philadelphia and...

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

[James River, Virginia Monitor U.S.S. Onondaga; soldiers in rowboat in...

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

The monitor Miantonamah - A black and white photo of a boat in the wat...

No. 5084. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[James River, Virginia Deck and turret of U.S.S. Monitor seen from the...

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

Monitor in Trent's Reach, James River, Virginia showing torpedo finder...

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

Officers on deck of the monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia

No. B759. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 143". Negative at National Archives, B5044. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Crew of the original "Monitor" on her deck

Stereograph showing Union sailors relaxing and playing games on the deck of the U.S.S. Monitor on the James River in Virginia. No. 490. Part of series: Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Attributed to James ... More

U.S. Monitor MI-AN-TI-NO-MAH / photographed and published by Bell & Br...

Photograph shows the monitor, USS Miantonomoh, part of the North Atlantic Squadron, at Washington Navy Yard. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Date based on years that the monitor was docked i... More

[Unidentified sailors in Union uniforms with American flag in front of...

Case: Thermoplastic fruit and scroll. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Li... More

[James River, Virginia Deck and turret of U.S.S. Monitor seen from the...

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

Officers on deck of the monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia

No. B438. 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

Dispatch boat, Monitor, and James Gordon Bennett's yacht, Rebecca, off...

"149" inscribed on photograph. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 181". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Monitor "Onondaga", James River, Virginia during American Civil War

No. B1016. Mounted with five other photographs. Similar to: LC-B811-2543. See also LOT 11486-F, no. 7. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[James River, Virginia Officers of the U.S.S. Monitor grouped by the t...

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

Monitor off Akin's Landing, James River (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph showing the double turreted monitor "Onandaga" off Akin's Landing in the James River.

On deck of the monitor Lehigh, James River, Virginia

No. B686. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Monitor "Onondaga", James River, Virginia during American Civil War

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Intérieur de la batterie du Merrimac, pendant le combat avec le Monito...

Interior of the Merrimac showing Confederate sailors loading cannon, during combat with the Monitor. Illus. from: Le Monde Illustré. Exhibited: Capitol Visitors Center of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011.

The monitor Canonicus, James River, Virginia

No. 4093. 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

[Merrimac & Monitor] - A black and white photo of a boat in the water

Picryl description: Public domain photo of American art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Crew of Monitor, Hampton Roads, Virginia 1862

Stereograph showing the crew of the U.S.S. ironclad, "Monitor" sitting and standing on deck near the turret. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Original negative may be avail... More

[James River, Virginia U.S.S. Casco, light-draft monitor]

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

Monitor [USS Passaic?], American Civil War Glass Negative.

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

[Unidentified young sailor in Union uniform in front of painted backdr...

Case: Berg, no. 7-21. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Exhibited: "The Last Full Measure : Civil War Photographs from the Liljenquist Family Col... More

The monitor Passaic, Port Royal, S.C., 1863

No. 5412. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Terrific combat between the "Monitor" 2 guns & "Merrimac" 10 guns The ...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6463 Exhibited: Capitol Visitors Center of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011.

[Deep Bottom, Virginia, vicinity. Transport Linda of Philadelphia and...

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

Monitor off Akin's Landing, James River (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph showing the double turreted monitor "Onandaga" off Akin's Landing in the James River.

[Unidentified sailors in Union uniforms with American flag in front of...

Case: Thermoplastic fruit and scroll. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Li... More

The monitor Mahopac, (i.e. Lehigh?) James River, Virginia

No. B429. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 179," citation refers to the ship as the Lehigh. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Monitor off Akin's Landing, November 1864

Photograph showing the double turreted ironclad monitor "Onandaga" off Akin's Landing in the James River.

U.S. Monitor MI-AN-TI-NO-MAH / photographed and published by Bell & Br...

Photograph shows the monitor, USS Miantonomoh, part of the North Atlantic Squadron, at Washington Navy Yard. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Date based on years that the monitor was docked i... More

The original "Monitor" after her fight with the "Merrimac"

Stereograph showing Union soldiers on deck by the turret of the U.S.S. Monitor seen from the stern. No. 486. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Attributed to James F. G... More

[James River, Virginia Sailors relaxing on deck of U.S.S. Monitor]

Photo shows Robert Williams, a native of Wales, at far right. Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

Monitor polka - Public domain American piano sheet music

[James River, Virginia Monitor U.S.S. Onondaga; soldiers in rowboat in...

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

The monitor Passaic, Port Royal, S.C., 1863

No. 5409. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[James River, Virginia U.S.S. Casco, light-draft monitor]

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

On deck of the monitor Lehigh, James River, Virginia

No. B671. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Monitor polka - Public domain American piano sheet music

Monitor polka - Public domain American piano sheet music

Monitor polka - Public domain American piano sheet music

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

Monitor polka - Public domain American piano sheet music

Monitor Dictator - stereocsopic card

Photograph shows a man standing on the "flying deck" in a broadside view of the monitor, U.S.S. Dictator at an east coast Navy yard.

[James River, Virginia Sailors relaxing on deck of U.S.S. Monitor]

Photo shows Robert Williams, a native of Wales, at far right. Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

[James River, Virginia Sailors on deck of U.S.S. Monitor; cookstove at...

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.S. Casco, light-draft monitor]

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

Monitor polka - Public domain American piano sheet music

Monitor map, showing the whole seacoast from Chesapeake Bay, down to S...

Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 45 Shows towns, roads, railroads, forts, and rivers. Inset: Williams, W. A. Sketch of Charleston harbor. Scale ca. 1:71,000. 24 x 25 cm. Description derived from pu... More

James River, Virginia. Group of officers on deck of the MONITOR

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

[James River, Virginia Sailors relaxing on deck of U.S.S. Monitor]

Photo shows Robert Williams, a native of Wales, at far right. Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

[James River, Virginia Officers of the U.S.S. Monitor grouped by the t...

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

[Unidentified sailors in Union uniforms with American flag in front of...

Case: Thermoplastic fruit and scroll. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Li... More

[James River, Virginia Sailors on deck of U.S.S. Monitor; cookstove at...

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

[James River, Virginia Deck and turret of U.S.S. Monitor seen from the...

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