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Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam Complex No. 20, Upper Mississippi River, Canton, Lewis County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam Complex ...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam Complex No. 20, Upper Mississippi River, Canton, Lewis County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam Complex ...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam Complex No. 20, Upper Mississippi River, Canton, Lewis County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam Complex ...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam Complex No. 20, Upper Mississippi River, Canton, Lewis County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam Complex ...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Drive, Lockport, Will County, IL

Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...

Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More

Portland Head Light, Portland Head, approximately 1/2 mile East of Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, ME

Portland Head Light, Portland Head, approximately 1/2 mile East of Sho...

Site contains fog signal house, fog bells & fog whistle house. Significance: One of only four lighthouses authorized by President Washington, Portland Head Light was the first lighted by the federal government.... More

Portland Head Light, Portland Head, approximately 1/2 mile East of Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, ME

Portland Head Light, Portland Head, approximately 1/2 mile East of Sho...

Site contains fog signal house, fog bells & fog whistle house. Significance: One of only four lighthouses authorized by President Washington, Portland Head Light was the first lighted by the federal government.... More

Portland Head Light, Portland Head, approximately 1/2 mile East of Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, ME

Portland Head Light, Portland Head, approximately 1/2 mile East of Sho...

Site contains fog signal house, fog bells & fog whistle house. Significance: One of only four lighthouses authorized by President Washington, Portland Head Light was the first lighted by the federal government.... More

Point Loma Lighthouse No. 355, (moved), San Diego, San Diego County, CA

Point Loma Lighthouse No. 355, (moved), San Diego, San Diego County, C...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-8 Survey number: HABS CA-41 Building/structure dates: 1854- 1855 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1891 Subsequent Work

Point Loma Lighthouse No. 355, (moved), San Diego, San Diego County, CA

Point Loma Lighthouse No. 355, (moved), San Diego, San Diego County, C...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-8 Survey number: HABS CA-41 Building/structure dates: 1854- 1855 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1891 Subsequent Work

Chapel Street Swing Bridge, Spanning Mill River on Chapel Street, New Haven, New Haven County, CT

Chapel Street Swing Bridge, Spanning Mill River on Chapel Street, New ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BUTTONWOOD, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BUTTONWOOD, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco,...

Public domain photograph of manufacturing, industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 18, Upper Mississippi River, Gladstone, Henderson County, IL

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 18, Upper Mis...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, Cap au Gris, Lincoln County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, Cap au Gris, Lincoln County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, Cap au Gris, Lincoln County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, Cap au Gris, Lincoln County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, Cap au Gris, Lincoln County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, Cap au Gris, Lincoln County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, Cap au Gris, Lincoln County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, Cap au Gris, Lincoln County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, Cap au Gris, Lincoln County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, Cap au Gris, Lincoln County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 10, Guttenberg, Clayton County, IA

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 10, Guttenberg,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 10, Guttenberg, Clayton County, IA

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 10, Guttenberg,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 10, Guttenberg, Clayton County, IA

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 10, Guttenberg,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 10, Guttenberg, Clayton County, IA

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 10, Guttenberg,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 10, Guttenberg, Clayton County, IA

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 10, Guttenberg,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 10, Guttenberg, Clayton County, IA

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 10, Guttenberg,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 10, Guttenberg, Clayton County, IA

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 10, Guttenberg,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 10, Guttenberg, Clayton County, IA

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 10, Guttenberg,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

The generall historie of Virginia, New England & the Summer Isles : together with The true travels, adventures and observations, and A sea grammar /

The generall historie of Virginia, New England & the Summer Isles : to...

Includes index. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Kislak accession no.: 2000.037.01.0012 (v. 1) Kislak accession no.: 2000.037.02.0012 (v. 2)

The generall historie of Virginia, New England & the Summer Isles : together with The true travels, adventures and observations, and A sea grammar /

The generall historie of Virginia, New England & the Summer Isles : to...

Includes index. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Kislak accession no.: 2000.037.01.0012 (v. 1) Kislak accession no.: 2000.037.02.0012 (v. 2)

The generall historie of Virginia, New England & the Summer Isles : together with The true travels, adventures and observations, and A sea grammar /

The generall historie of Virginia, New England & the Summer Isles : to...

Includes index. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Kislak accession no.: 2000.037.01.0012 (v. 1) Kislak accession no.: 2000.037.02.0012 (v. 2)

U.S. mail steam ship company's, ships

U.S. mail steam ship company's, ships

395 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Menger, Louis.

Destruction of the privateer PETREL by the ST. LAWRENCE

Destruction of the privateer PETREL by the ST. LAWRENCE

U.S. revenue cutter AIKEN, captured by Confederate and re-named PETREL, being sunk by U.S. frigate St. Lawrence, 1861 Steel engraving by Robert Hinshelwood, b. 1812; after painting(?) by Paul Manzoni, copyright... More

Bacon's chart of the Atlantic Telegraph : containing a history of telegraphy, origin and progress of the Atlantic Telegraph, description of the old and new cables, etc., etc. : illustrated by maps, engravings, diagrams, etc.

Bacon's chart of the Atlantic Telegraph : containing a history of tele...

Includes text, diagrams, and an ancillary map of "Map Showing the Proposed Ocean Telegraphs and Overland Route Round the World." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Stampe... More

Models of a fleet of vessels in Machinery Hall

Models of a fleet of vessels in Machinery Hall

Wood engraving from Harper's Weekly, 1876, of interior scenes of the Phila. Centennial Exhibition. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1876 July 29. Reference copy may be in LOT 4435A. This record contains unverified, ... More

The Viking ship - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

The Viking ship - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

A fleet of Arab boats on the Nile, Egypt

A fleet of Arab boats on the Nile, Egypt

Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New Navigation Instrument For Maitland Flight

New Navigation Instrument For Maitland Flight

Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A case for careful navigation / Keppler.

A case for careful navigation / Keppler.

Illustration shows a ship labeled "Republic" flying a banner labeled "U.S.A." navigating storm-tossed seas with a whirlpool labeled "Socialism" and cliffs labeled "Plutocracy" nearby. Illus. in: Puck, v. 59, n... More

Crowd waiting to board excursion fleet and other ships, Hampton Roads

Crowd waiting to board excursion fleet and other ships, Hampton Roads

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

[The Water front, Newburgh and the Half Moon]

[The Water front, Newburgh and the Half Moon]

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Peary's steamer Roosevelt at Newburgh, N.Y.]

[Peary's steamer Roosevelt at Newburgh, N.Y.]

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Long Beach at waterfront, Long Beach, Calif., Oct. 7th, 1911

Long Beach at waterfront, Long Beach, Calif., Oct. 7th, 1911

J161621 U.S. Copyright Office No. 4. Copyright claimant's address: Los Angeles, Cal. Copyright deposit; West Coast Art Co.; October 19, 1911; DLC/PP-1911:44369.

Appleton Locks & Dams, Lock Shelter at Lock 2, North of Lock 2, near Upper Gate, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Appleton Locks & Dams, Lock Shelter at Lock 2, North of Lock 2, near U...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. Further, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such, the lock shelte... More

Oil painting "Government Aids to Harbor Navigation" located on west wall of lobby, U.S. Custom House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Oil painting "Government Aids to Harbor Navigation" located on west wa...

Artist: George Harding, 1938. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in t... More

Boat going through navigation locks at Bonneville Dam, Oregon

Boat going through navigation locks at Bonneville Dam, Oregon

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power station, dam, electric generator, industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Boat and gasoline barge in navigation locks. Bonneville Dam, Oregon

Boat and gasoline barge in navigation locks. Bonneville Dam, Oregon

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

Washington, D.C. Workers of the U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska branch, making the final drafting of an air navigation chart for the U.S. Army air forces

Washington, D.C. Workers of the U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska branch,...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Appleton Locks & Dams, Storage Building at Lock 4, East of Lock 4 near Lower Gate, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Appleton Locks & Dams, Storage Building at Lock 4, East of Lock 4 near...

Significance: The storage building functions as part of the daily operation of the Appleton Locks and Dams Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-84-N Building/structure dates: 1976 Initial Construction

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 2, On Southern Embankment, midway between Upper & Lower Gates, Little Chute, Outagamie County, WI

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 2, On Southern Emban...

Significance: The storage building functions as part of the daily operation of the Little Chute Locks and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-88-D Building/structure dates: 1981 Initial Construction

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter SASSAFRASS, Marianas Section, Victor Wharf, Agana Heights, Guam, GU

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter SASSAFRASS, Marianas Section, Victor Wharf, Ag...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942 to 1944. The U.S. ... More

Michigan Island Light Station, Power House, La Pointe, Ashland County, WI

Michigan Island Light Station, Power House, La Pointe, Ashland County,...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Carol M. Highsmith - Nautical navigation instruments

Carol M. Highsmith - Nautical navigation instruments

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

U.S.S. frigate Saranac, off San Juan Sur, Nicaragua

U.S.S. frigate Saranac, off San Juan Sur, Nicaragua

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Sibell.

The U.S. frigate United States capturing H.B.M. frigate Macedonian: fought, Octr. 25th. 1812 / lith. & pub. by N. Currier.

The U.S. frigate United States capturing H.B.M. frigate Macedonian: fo...

The United States was commanded by Stephen Decatur when it overtook Captain John S. Garden's Macedonian on October 28, 1812 near the Azores in the Atlantic. Decatur captured the Macedonian and brought it to Ne... More

Cape Lookout Light Station, 1873 Keepers' Dwelling, Cape Lookout, Carteret County, NC

Cape Lookout Light Station, 1873 Keepers' Dwelling, Cape Lookout, Cart...

Significance: Following the construction of the new Lighthouse in 1859, a new Keepers' Dwelling was constructed at the Cape Lookout Light Station in 1873, to replace the 1812 wood frame dwelling which had serve... More

Fort Jefferson, Tortugas Harbor Light, Garden Key, Key West, Monroe County, FL

Fort Jefferson, Tortugas Harbor Light, Garden Key, Key West, Monroe Co...

Significance: The Tortugas Harbor Lighthouse was constructed of boiler-plate iron and erected February-April 1876 as an aid to navigation for local harbor traffic. The design was created under the direction of ... More

Cape Elizabeth Light Station, Near Two Lights State Park at end of Two Lights Road, off State Highway 77, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, ME

Cape Elizabeth Light Station, Near Two Lights State Park at end of Two...

Survey number: HABS ME-182 Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Columbia Canal & Power Plant, Waterfront of Broad River, Columbia, Richland County, SC

Columbia Canal & Power Plant, Waterfront of Broad River, Columbia, Ric...

Significance: Designed to enable the navigation of the Broad and Congaree Rivers at their confluence in Columbia, the canal was completed in 1824 and enlarged in 1891; the 1891 portion of the canal is the signi... More

Columbia Canal & Power Plant, Waterfront of Broad River, Columbia, Richland County, SC

Columbia Canal & Power Plant, Waterfront of Broad River, Columbia, Ric...

Significance: Designed to enable the navigation of the Broad and Congaree Rivers at their confluence in Columbia, the canal was completed in 1824 and enlarged in 1891; the 1891 portion of the canal is the signi... More

The young sea officer's sheet anchor; or, A key to the leading of rigging, and to practical seamanship

The young sea officer's sheet anchor; or, A key to the leading of rigg...

At head of title: American edition. Engraved t.-p. Also available in digital form. LAC tnb 2019-04-11 update (1 card)

Steam ship Southerner, Capt. Berry. Regular packet between New York & Charleston, South Carolina

Steam ship Southerner, Capt. Berry. Regular packet between New York & ...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Endicott, G. & W.

Steam ship Southerner, Capt. Berry. Regular packet between New York & Charleston, South Carolina

Steam ship Southerner, Capt. Berry. Regular packet between New York & ...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Endicott, G. & W.

Illinois Waterway, Starved Rock Lock and Dam , 950 North 27th Road, Utica, La Salle County, IL

Illinois Waterway, Starved Rock Lock and Dam , 950 North 27th Road, Ut...

Survey number: HAER IL-164-D National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 04000166

Illinois Waterway, Starved Rock Lock and Dam , 950 North 27th Road, Utica, La Salle County, IL

Illinois Waterway, Starved Rock Lock and Dam , 950 North 27th Road, Ut...

Survey number: HAER IL-164-D National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 04000166

Illinois Waterway, Starved Rock Lock and Dam , 950 North 27th Road, Utica, La Salle County, IL

Illinois Waterway, Starved Rock Lock and Dam , 950 North 27th Road, Ut...

Survey number: HAER IL-164-D National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 04000166

Devil's Island Light Station, Tower, La Pointe, Ashland County, WI

Devil's Island Light Station, Tower, La Pointe, Ashland County, WI

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N47 Survey number: HABS WI-324-A

The Atlantic Neptune, nautical chart

The Atlantic Neptune, nautical chart

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan Bluffs, New Shoreham, Washington County, RI

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan Bluffs, New Shoreham, Washington County, RI

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan Bluffs, New Shoreham, Washington County, RI

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan Bluffs, New Shoreham, Washington County, RI

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan Bluffs, New Shoreham, Washington County, RI

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mississipi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mississipi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mississipi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Ram Island Light Station, Ram Island, south of Ocean Point & just north of Fisherman Island, marking south side of Fisherman Island Passage, Ocean Point, Lincoln County, ME

Ram Island Light Station, Ram Island, south of Ocean Point & just nort...

Survey number: HABS ME-206 Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Northern Canal, Pawtucket Gatehouse, Northern Canal & Merrimack River, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Northern Canal, Pawtucket Gatehouse, Northern Canal & Merrimack River,...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Northern Canal, Pawtucket Gatehouse, Northern Canal & Merrimack River, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Northern Canal, Pawtucket Gatehouse, Northern Canal & Merrimack River,...

Public domain photograph of textile, pattern design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Taboas geraes de toda a navegação / nautical chart

Taboas geraes de toda a navegação / nautical chart

Relief shown pictorially. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 8 Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Preface (4 p.) and last map created and added in 1692 by Don Francisco de Seixas y Lovera. Some staining and ... More

Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) Facility, Off Perimeter Road at South end of Runway, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, NY

Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) Facility, ...

Significance: Building 9400 housed a short-range, ultrahigh frequency, line-of-sight, air navigation system. The Tactical Air Navigation Facility (TACAN) provided continuous, accurate, slant-range distance and ... More

Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) Facility, Off Perimeter Road at South end of Runway, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, NY

Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) Facility, ...

Significance: Building 9400 housed a short-range, ultrahigh frequency, line-of-sight, air navigation system. The Tactical Air Navigation Facility (TACAN) provided continuous, accurate, slant-range distance and ... More

The Galley, Str. City of Cleveland, [Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.]

The Galley, Str. City of Cleveland, [Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co...

Public domain photograph of kitchen, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dundee Canal, Headgates, Guardlock & Uppermost Section, 250 feet northeast of Randolph Avenue, opposite & in line with East Clifton Avenue, Clifton, Passaic County, NJ

Dundee Canal, Headgates, Guardlock & Uppermost Section, 250 feet north...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Dundee Canal, Headgates, Guardlock & Uppermost Section, 250 feet northeast of Randolph Avenue, opposite & in line with East Clifton Avenue, Clifton, Passaic County, NJ

Dundee Canal, Headgates, Guardlock & Uppermost Section, 250 feet north...

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

Dundee Canal, Headgates, Guardlock & Uppermost Section, 250 feet northeast of Randolph Avenue, opposite & in line with East Clifton Avenue, Clifton, Passaic County, NJ

Dundee Canal, Headgates, Guardlock & Uppermost Section, 250 feet north...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power station, dam, electric generator, industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Illinois Waterway, Brandon Road Lock and Dam , 1100 Brandon Road, Joliet, Will County, IL

Illinois Waterway, Brandon Road Lock and Dam , 1100 Brandon Road, Joli...

Public domain photograph of a canal, water landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Petit Manan Light Station, 2.5 miles south of Petit Manan Point, Milbridge, Washington County, ME
Grosse Point Lighthouse, 2601 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Cook County, IL

Grosse Point Lighthouse, 2601 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Cook County, IL

2003 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Grosse Point lighthouse played a significant role in the development of maritime commerce on the Great Lakes. It was the leading historic navigational ai... More

Grosse Point Lighthouse, 2601 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Cook County, IL

Grosse Point Lighthouse, 2601 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Cook County, IL

2003 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Grosse Point lighthouse played a significant role in the development of maritime commerce on the Great Lakes. It was the leading historic navigational ai... More

Grindle Point Light Station, Western end of Ferry Road on Grindle Point, Islesboro, Waldo County, ME
Monongahela River Lock & Dam No. 7, River Mile No. 85, Greensboro, Greene County, PA

Monongahela River Lock & Dam No. 7, River Mile No. 85, Greensboro, Gre...

Part of the Monongahela River Recording Project, which included HAER PA-300, Port Perry Bridge; HAER PA-385, Monongahela Navation Company Lock and Dam No. 7; and HAER PA-304, Lower Monongahela River Public Impr... More

Monongahela River Lock & Dam No. 7, River Mile No. 85, Greensboro, Greene County, PA

Monongahela River Lock & Dam No. 7, River Mile No. 85, Greensboro, Gre...

Part of the Monongahela River Recording Project, which included HAER PA-300, Port Perry Bridge; HAER PA-385, Monongahela Navation Company Lock and Dam No. 7; and HAER PA-304, Lower Monongahela River Public Impr... More

Monongahela River Lock & Dam No. 7, River Mile No. 85, Greensboro, Greene County, PA

Monongahela River Lock & Dam No. 7, River Mile No. 85, Greensboro, Gre...

Part of the Monongahela River Recording Project, which included HAER PA-300, Port Perry Bridge; HAER PA-385, Monongahela Navation Company Lock and Dam No. 7; and HAER PA-304, Lower Monongahela River Public Impr... More

Little Kaukauna Lock & Dam, At 23-mile marker on Lower Fox River, Rockland, La Crosse County, WI

Little Kaukauna Lock & Dam, At 23-mile marker on Lower Fox River, Rock...

Significance: The Little Kaukauna Lock and Dam Complex allows passage for watercraft around the rapids present in the Lower Fox River at Little Kaukauna. Survey number: HAER WI-89 Building/structure dates: 18... More

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castle County, DE

Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castl...

Significance: Noxontown Mill was typical of the small grain-milling establishments that predominated in Delaware throughout the colonial period. But it was atypical in the sense that it survived so long. In 1... More

U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 180' Class, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 180' Class, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarte...

Significance: These vessels were built to serve as 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutters. A total of thirty-nine of these cutters, built in three subclasses, were purchased by the government from 1942-1944. The USCG ... More

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