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Indian Head, Md. - Public domain drawing

Ships and sailboats on the Potomac. Title devised. Inscribed within image, from left to right: Tug boat Murrey; Jacob Riels of U.S.; Indian Head, Md.; Yankee; Rugrun [?]; Satelite; Imoluch [?]; Seminole; Freest... More

The Civil War in America--Naval engagement in Hampton Roads: the Confe...

Illus. in: The Illustrated London news, 1862 April 5, p. 327.

Stone blockade off Charleston - A black and white drawing of a boat in...

Ships loaded with stones and sunk to block entrance of harbor, Charleston, South Carolina. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: V. Blada's war sketches. London [i.e. Baltimore], 1864, pl. 10.

Monitor off Akin's Landing, November 1864 (Andrew J. Russel)

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

Captain Joseph Fry / / from a photograph by T. Lilienthal, New Orleans...

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Fry, Captain of the Virginius, and view of United States steamer Despatch, fishing smacks, the Virginius, gig from La Favorita, Spanish sloop La Favorita. Virginius was captured d... More

Forward view of the wrecked Spanish cruiser Vizcaya

48046 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by B.L. Singley. No. 9916. Public domain photograph of industrial revolution, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lower deck of the "Almirante Oquendo" looking aft

54899 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by B.L. Singley. No. 9965. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Russian battleship casualties] - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Russian General Alekseĭ Nikolaevich Kuropatkin and another Russian officer, possibly Anatoliĭ Mikhaĭlovich Stesselʹ, as battleships with arms, legs, and faces, looking in dismay at several similarly... More

Sinking of "Irresistible", George Grantham Bain Collection

Sinking of British ship, Irresistible. George Grantham Bain Collection. Public domain photograph of warship, battleship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New Chief of Naval Operations assumes post. Washington, D.C., Dec. 31....

A black and white photo of two men shaking hands. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Construction of new battleships to start this year. Washington, D.C., ...

A black and white photo of two men in suits and hats. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

L'armée françoise combattant l'armée Angloise à bord opposé troisieme ...

Photograph shows the French fleet, in the foreground, attacking the British fleet, with the island of Grenada in the background. Includes legend. Original wash drawings Available in the Ozanne map collection i... More

Deutsches U-boot versenkt englischen frachtdampfer / Adolf Bock 1941.

Print shows German sailors standing on the conning tower of a u-boat after sinking a British cargo ship. Original signed in lower left. Forms part of: Third Reich Collection (Library of Congress).

U.S. Navy tug raises one of eight Jap 'miget subs'

Divers and crewmen of the U.S. Navy seagoing tug Ortolan fasten midget Japanese submarine to the side of their ship. Title transcribed from item. No. W-ES-102-51914. Official U.S. Navy photograph.

South-east view of Sackett's harbour / T. Birch del.

Print shows a small lighthouse, sailing ships, and buildings, also Navy Point, Fort Tompkins, the Smith Cantonment, and the Pike Cantonment, Sackets Harbor, New York. Stamped on lower right: Map Division, Libr... More

Rear Adm. George Dewey in action at Cavite

Print shows Admiral George Dewey standing on a raised structure on his flagship, the battleship "Olympia" during a naval battle at "Cavite", Manila Bay, Philippines; another officer is approaching on a ladder o... More

Bombardment of San Juan, Porto [sic] Rico

U.S. warships under command of Rear Admiral Sampson bombarding San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 12 1898. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Rear Admiral Sampson in left lower corner. Copyright by Muller, Luchsinger & Co.... More

Battle of Lake Erie - A group of people in a boat on a body of water

Oliver Hazard Perry standing on front of small boat after abandoning his flagship, the Lawrence. K33650 U.S. Copyright Office.

Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones / Richard Paton pinxit...

Vue d'optique showing naval battle during Revolutionary War between John Paul Jones of the Bonhomme Richard and Capt. Richard Pearson of the British naval vessel Serapis, Sept. 22, 1779. Title appears in revers... More

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.

[Two scenes: naval engagement and sailboats at sea]

Title devised. Inscribed below image of naval engagement: [Grue...?] Faint pencil sketch and fragment of wood-engraving of piano on verso. Formerly Waud no. B-51 Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.816) F... More

For Ft. Fisher direct. The Expedition leaving the Chesapeake

Signed lower right: A.R.W. Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, December 31, 1864. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.534) Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file ... More

The Alabama (290) & the Brilliante

Broadside view of steam frigate in foreground, broadside view of ship on fire in background. Signed lower right of image: G. Perkins. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed on mat : Ord. Div. No. 6035. A Lieute... More

[Russia's fleet lying under great Golden Hill forts, being sunk by Jap...

H63737 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, July 24, 1905. Title from published stereograph, no. 7801.

The great naval battle off Cavite (Manila Bay), fought May 1st, 1898, ...

Copyright by Kurz & Allison. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Perry's victory on Lake Erie, Sept. 10th 1813 / drawn by J.J. Barralet...

Print showing numerous American and British battleships in close quarters on Lake Erie engaged in battle, September 10th 1813. 698 U.S. Copyright Office. Inscribed in pencil below title: With a key. Inscribed ... More

[Sunken warships, Port Arthur] - stereoscopic view, public domain phot...

H63457 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, July 18, 1905.

Naval heroes of the United States: no. 2 / lith. & pub. by N. Currier.

Print shows portraits of War of 1812 American naval officers Thomas MacDonough, Isaac Hull, Jacob Jones, Joshua Barney, Charles Stewart, and William Henry Allen surrounding a vignette of the battle of Lake Cham... More

Perilous position of the U.S. Steam Sloop Seminole, while under a terr...

Broadside view of a steamship engaged in battle. Signed below title: L. Sands, US Navy. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed on verso: Sketched by Louis Sands; See Seminole sent by Crane, [T.W.F.?]. Formerly... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Admiral Dahlgrens flag ship Philadelphia-off. Charleston 1863

Bow view steamship, ships in background. Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.462) Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file P. Forms part of: Morgan collectio... More

The bombardment of Port Hudson / painted by E. Packbauer.

Naval battle during the Civil War, Port Hudson, Louisiana. F7073 U.S. Copyright Office.

Atlanta or Fingal captured 1863 in Savannah

Broadside view of ironclad. Possibly by William Waud. Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.541) Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file P. Forms part of: Mor... More

Sea Shore--Folly Island, S.C. May 1863

Title inscribed lower left. Inscribed lower right: Blockading fleet off Charleston. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.604) Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file 1863. Forms part of:... More

Blocking - shutting the mouth of Port Arthur

Print shows two Japanese sailors driving battleships like spikes through the lips of the mouth of the harbor at Lüshun (Port Arthur), China. Signed on block by artist in lower right, includes chop. Descriptive... More

On the Carolina coast nr. Hatteras

Shipwreck, figure and flotsam in foreground. Title inscribed below image. Faint image of man carrying yoke, inscribed below image: Woods[awyer?] Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.62) Forms part of: Morg... More

The Battle at the southwest pass - retreat of the rebel flotilla

Sketched by an officer of the "Richmond". From: Harper's weekly, 1861 Dec. 7, p. 773.

[Ironclad USS Essex at Baton Rouge, Louisiana]

Probably photographed by McPherson & Oliver. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Historical Shop, Metairie, La., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War... More

Commodore Farragut's squadron and Captain Porter's mortar fleet enteri...

Print shows a large squadron of battleships and ironclads entering the Mississippi River near the "Light-house of Southwest Pass"; some are identified as the "Colorado, 40 Guns", "Pensacola on the Bar", "Westfi... More

Bombardment of Fort M'Allister by the iron-clad fleet / from a sketch ...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 7, no. 326 (1863 March 28), p. 196.

Plan of the circle battle between the U.S. ship "Keasarge," Capt. Wins...

The map shows the course of the two ships in Cherbourg Harbor and in the English Channel. Made by the British for the Confederacy and captained by Raphael Semmes, the "Alabama" was a successful blockade runner ... More

John H. Rock, colored counselor / photographed by Richards, Philadelph...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1865 Feb. 25, p. 124. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rear turret of the Spanish cruiser "Viscaya"

48043 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by B.L. Singley. No. 9913. Public domain photograph of industrial revolution, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Bombardment of San Juan by the American Fleet Porto Rico

D17788 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by C.L. Wasson. Photoprint of painting. No. 606-d.

Le gala des marins de France . . . á la Comédie Française

A marine and a soldier standing on land with the sea in the background. Translation of title: Gala for French sailors . . . at the Comédie Française. Signed: Guy Arnoux 1916. Promotional goal: Fr. K700.J7. 191... More

Ready forarms parley. Admiral William H. Standley, chief of Naval Oper...

Public domain photograph of official photograph, building on the background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Navy gets original commission of John Paul Jones. Washington, D.C., Ma...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Photograph (framed) of Iwo Jima taken by the crew of the U.S.S. Spear...

Image has vertical and horizontal markings that may have been from photographing through a scope. Gift; Captain C. C. Cole; March 26, 1954. Exhibited: "War/Photography : Photographs of Armed Conflict and its Af... More

St. Eustache une des Isles d'Antilles dans l'Amerique du Nord la quell...

Print shows British naval assault on Saint Eustatius. (as characteristic of optical prints, title is printed in reverse). Collection des prospects. Se vend á Augsbourg au Negoce com̄un. de l'Academie Imperiale... More

Constitution and Java, 2nd view, engraving, Library of Congress

Drawing shows the British frigate HMS Java, commanded by Captain Lambert after it lost in the clash with the USS Constitution, commanded by Commodore William Bainbridge, off the coast of Salvador, Brazil. (DLC... More

The sinking of the "Cumberland" by the iron clad "Merrimac," off Newpo...

Print shows "Cumberland" getting off last shots before rolling onto its side and sinking; the ironclad "Virginia", formerly the "Merrimack", approaches from the side, firing on the sinking ship. Sailors who hav... More

[In Port Arthur during the bombardment -- raging fire near Golden Hill...

H63705 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, July 24, 1905. Title from published stereograph, no. 7759.

The U.S. Steam Frigate Mississippi, Com..re M.C. Perry--Going out to t...

Naval Portfolio No. 1. Naval scenes in the Mexican War by H. Walke Lieut. U.S. Navy. Copyright by Sarony & Major.

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

[Russian doctor and nurse attending to a man with a Russian battleship...

Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Rokoku seibatsu senshō shōwa : Defeat of Russia: tales of laughter. Attributed to: Baidō Bōsai. Baid... More

The Battle of Lake Erie, Commodore O.H. Perry's victory / Lithographed...

Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John Bull making a new batch of ships to send to the lakes / Charles, ...

A satire on British efforts to recover after major naval losses on the Great Lakes in 1813 and 1814. According to Lanmon, it is based on Thomas Rowlandson's 1798 satire "High Fun for John Bull or the Republica... More

The Yankey torpedo / E-s del & sc., British Cartoon Print

Print shows a sea-monster discharging flames and missiles against a British ship. British satire reflecting indignation against American's use of torpedoes and other explosive machinery in the Summer of 1813 ag... More

Smoking stacks attract attacks Don't invite disaster / / PvP.

Poster for Thirteenth Naval District, United States Navy, showing smoke coming from smokestack of ship, Japanese submarine in foreground. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Pr... More

On deck of U.S. gunboat Hunchback

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

[James River, Virginia Butler's dredge-boat, sunk by a Confederate she...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865.

For Ft. Fisher direct. The Expedition leaving the Chesapeake

U.S.S. Constitution towing the H.B.M. ship Cyane captured February 28t...

Print represents the American capture of a British ship during the War of 1812. Captain Charles Stewart engaged the Constitution against the British Cyane, under the command of Captain Gordon Falcon, off the Ma... More

[Russia's fleet lying under great Golden Hill forts, being sunk by Jap...

H63737 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, July 24, 1905. Title from published stereograph, no. 7801.

[Two children wearing sailor outfits are playing with a balloon tether...

Signed on block by artist in lower right, includes chop. Includes extensive Japanese text. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon ban... More

The U.S. naval expedition under Com..ore M.C. Perry, ascending the Tus...

To Captain P.B.V. Broke commanding his majesty's ship Shannon, his off...

Print showing the USS Chesapeake alongside HMS Shannon, with British sailors taking down the American flag, during the capture of the Chesapeake. The Chesapeake is also flying a flag that states "Free Trade and... More

View of the bend in the James river round Farrars Island above Dutch G...

Birdseye view of an ironclad and steamships on the James River. Signed lower right:[?] Title devised from inscription above image. Inscribed above image: This bend is commanded by the Howlett House (Rebel) Batt... More

This representation of the U.S. Frigate Constitution, Isaac Hull, Esqr...

Print shows the Constitution, in the background, firing on the wreckage of the HMS Guerriere, the last remaining mast is falling, in the aftermath of the battle between the two ships. Includes additional text a... More

Explosion of the Maine - Public domain print

Print shows the U.S.S. Maine blowing up in the harbor at Havana, Cuba; a small portrait of Captain C. D. Sigsbee decorates the lower left margin. 37918 U.S. Copyright Office.

Brilliant naval victory on the Mississippi River, near Fort Wright, Ma...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0774.

[Four naval scenes] - Public domain city architecture drawing

Title devised. Inscribed below ships as identifiers: Butlers Flag[ship]; Louisiana exploded off Ft. Fisher 1864 [December 23]. Inscribed below cityscape: Ripraps 1861. Partial sketch deck of ship on verso. Form... More

Gun-boats at Baton Rouge, La., March 1863

Stereograph showing sailors and soldiers resting on shore with carts and supplies in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In the distance, ships rest in the harbor. Title from handwritten on verso. Alternate title from Mil... More

Our Steamers passing sunken trees in the Pomonkey[sic] River, going up...

Title inscribed above image. Inscribed below image: Currituck Capt. W.F. Shunkerd[?]; Sethlow[?] tugboat. Inscribed in blue ink upper left: O.K., [with initials?]; and in pencil: 12. [Lumley?-on mat] Fomerly at... More

[Emblematical print adapted to the times], British Cartoon Print

Print shows Britannia conferring with Neptune over the upstart America; they sit on the shore, presumably of England, and point to a man seated on the opposite shore holding a striped flag with 26 (13 white and... More

Campagne du Vice-Amiral [sic] Cte. d'Estaing en Amêrique, commandant u...

Campaign in America of Vice-Admiral Count D'Estaing, commanding a squadron of 12 vessels and 4 frigates which left Toulon, April 13, 1778, during the revolution. The squadron gaining entrance to the Bay of Rhod... More

Précis du traité de paix, signé à Versailles le 3 Septembre 1783 / N. ...

Print shows ten battle scenes from the American revolutionary war, from the battle of Trenton in December 1776 to the victory of Comte de Grimouard, commander of the Scipion, in the West Indies in November 1782... More

Ship United States - Public domain drawing

Detail drawing showing how the hull of the USS United States, under the command of Stephen Decatur, sails in the water.

Sebastopol from the sea - sketched from the deck of H.M.S. Sidon / W. ...

Print shows sailors and cannons on deck of the H.M.S. Sidon, with a distant view of the forts and other buildings in Sevastopolʹ. Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by permission to Her most gra... More

[Double turreted ironclad monitor "Onandaga," James River]

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The captured Rebel privateer "Florida" and the United States steamer "...

Wood engraving from Harper's Weekly, 1864. Public domain photograph of American ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Looking down James River from Dutch Gap, February 1865

Photograph showing army transports on the James River. 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 ... More

American divers at work,-coming up-"Maine" wreck, Havana Harbor

25559 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Strohmeyer & Wyman. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Transports lying in Manila Bay - A black and white photo of a large sh...

Aerial view of Manila Bay, with transports in background, Philippines. Illus. from: The Philippines through a camera / George C. Dotter. Los Angeles, Ca. : [Kingsley-Barnes & Neuner Co.], 1899. (DS659.D72) No. 263.

Great southern expedition--Reconnoissance [sic] on Vernon River, Ossab...

Photograph of a wood engraving from Harper's Weekly, January 1862, from a drawing by William Crane.

Manila Bay, where Dewey's Fleet destoyed the Spanish Squandron [sic], ...

Stereograph showing sailboat at dock in the foreground and a steam ship anchored off shore in Manila Bay, Philippines. H12100 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 3501. Copyright, 1901, by H.C. White Co.

Puck magazine cover - The old salt salutes / Keppler.

Illustration shows Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, saluting a Japanese admiral on a gunboat, in the background are the ruins of a Russian naval fleet. Illus. in: Puck, v. 55, no. 1409 (1904 March 2), cover.... More

A view of the bombardment of Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, by the Brit...

Title from item. Re-engraving of earlier print shows the British fleet bombarding Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland, during the War of 1812. Purchase; Old Print Shop; 2012; (DLC/PP-2013:004).

A QUIET CHAT. WASHINGTON, D.C. AUGUST 28. TODAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE, AD...

A man in a suit talking to another man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Big guns of the battlewagons softened the Japs on Attu. Forward guns o...

Official U.S. Navy photograph. File no. GS-DS52-54530. Public domain photograph of United States navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Battle of Plattsburg / Read sc., engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows British troops under attack by American forces during the battle at Plattsburgh, New York. Blue coloring has been selectively applied on the left side where the American troops are positioned. Publ... More

Antisubmarine warfare in World War II

"Manuscript and illustrations for this volume were prepared for publication by the Summary Reports Group of the Columbia University Division of War Research under contract OEMsr-1131 with the Office of Scientif... More

Constitution and Java, 2nd view

Battle of Lake Erie - A painting of a group of people in a boat

Oliver Hazard Perry standing on front of small boat after abandoning his flagship, the Lawrence. K33650 U.S. Copyright Office.

[Sullivan's Island, S.C. Wreck of blockade-runner near the shore]

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.

Fleet at Fortress Monroe - Public domain drawing

Broadside views of nine ships. Title inscribed within image. Inscribed lower left: white. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1096) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.