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U. S. Military Academy, Officer's Quarters, West Point, Orange County,...

Significance: This set if quarters is the oldest extant building at the Academy. The house retains much of its original Federal style details and has been the quarters of the academy superintendent since its co... More

Elsing Green, State Route 632 vicinity, West Point, King William Count...

Survey number: HABS VA-67 Building/structure dates: 1757 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1820 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000252

Waverley, Waverley Road, West Point, Clay County, MS

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: Begun in the 1840s and completed in 1852, Waverly is distinguished by the immense octagonal rotunda which projects through the roof as a cupola. This structure co... More

Waverley, Waverley Road, West Point, Clay County, MS

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: Begun in the 1840s and completed in 1852, Waverly is distinguished by the immense octagonal rotunda which projects through the roof as a cupola. This structure co... More

Waverley, Waverley Road, West Point, Clay County, MS

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: Begun in the 1840s and completed in 1852, Waverly is distinguished by the immense octagonal rotunda which projects through the roof as a cupola. This structure co... More

Textile Industry in Valley, Alabama, Valley, Chambers County, AL

Significance: The development of the cotton textile industry in Valley, Alabama (Chambers County) after 1866, exemplifies the development of the industry throughout the South, particularly the expansion of the ... More

U. S. Military Academy, Chaplain's Quarters, West Point, Orange County...

Significance: The Chaplain's Quarters is part of Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson's Cadet Chapel and as such its design and siting make it one of the most prominent architectural symbols of West Point. The house fea... More

U. S. Military Academy, Officer's Quarters, West Point, Orange County,...

Significance: Quarters No. 48 is an example of the highly successful officers' quarters designed for the U. S. Military Academy by the office of Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson. Its character, neo-gothic reflects t... More

[Army - Navy game, Polo Grounds, New York]

George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Copyright Bain News Service. Bain News Service photograph.

[Panoramic view of West Point, New York showing American encampments o...

Pencilled on back: "Encampment of the Revolutionary Army on the Hudson River." Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compi... More

[Panoramic view of West Point, New York showing American encampments o...

Pencilled on back: "Encampment of the Revolutionary Army on the Hudson River." Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compi... More

U. S. Military Academy, Cemetery Gates, West Point, Orange County, NY

Significance: The cemetery gates are an intricately detailed set of cast iron gates and posts which remain as a rare survivor of early exterior decorative ironwork at the Academy. Unprocessed Field note materi... More

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

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

West Point Rice Mill, Ashley River, Near Calhoun Street, Charleston, C...

Survey number: HABS SC-214 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

West Point Rice Mill, Ashley River, Near Calhoun Street, Charleston, C...

Survey number: HABS SC-214 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U. S. Military Academy, Cadet Chapel, West Point, Orange County, NY

Significance: The Cadet Chapel is the most ambitious and spectacular of all the Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson buildings at West Point. Its site, above the Academic Area and Plain, make this the most visible symbol... More

U. S. Military Academy, Cadet Chapel, West Point, Orange County, NY

Significance: The Cadet Chapel is the most ambitious and spectacular of all the Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson buildings at West Point. Its site, above the Academic Area and Plain, make this the most visible symbol... More

U. S. Military Academy, Cadet Chapel, West Point, Orange County, NY

Significance: The Cadet Chapel is the most ambitious and spectacular of all the Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson buildings at West Point. Its site, above the Academic Area and Plain, make this the most visible symbol... More

U.S. Military Academy, Ice House, Mills Road at Howze Place, West Poin...

Significance: The Ice House (Building 644) was one of the larger capacity icehouses in the region. The New York State Historic Preservation Office determined that it was a rare surviving building type since bul... More

U.S. Military Academy, Ice House, Mills Road at Howze Place, West Poin...

Significance: The Ice House (Building 644) was one of the larger capacity icehouses in the region. The New York State Historic Preservation Office determined that it was a rare surviving building type since bul... More

U.S. Military Academy, Ice House, Mills Road at Howze Place, West Poin...

Significance: The Ice House (Building 644) was one of the larger capacity icehouses in the region. The New York State Historic Preservation Office determined that it was a rare surviving building type since bul... More

U. S. Military Academy, Cadet Chapel, West Point, Orange County, NY

Significance: The Cadet Chapel is one of the oldest surviving structures at West Point. It is an excellent example of a Greek Revival building in that phase f the Academy's physical development. Unprocessed F... More

U. S. Military Academy, Power Plant, West Point, Orange County, NY

Significance: The Power Plant was the first of Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson's ensemble of collegiate neo-gothic buildings in the Academic Area of the U.S. Military Academy. The Power Plant generated power to lig... More

U. S. Military Academy, Officer's Quarters, West Point, Orange County,...

Significance: These quarters, together with those just south of them, are the oldest extant structures at the Academy. The house retains much of its original Federal Style details. The house is now traditionall... More

Point of Rocks Stage Station, Stable, Rock Springs vicinity, Point of ...

Significance: The Point of Rocks Stage Station is one of the few remains of the celebrated Overland Stage Route. Operated by Ben Hollday, the Overland Stage Company contributed to the settlement and developmen... More

U. S. Military Academy, Officer's Quarters, West Point, Orange County,...

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Governors Island, Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, New York, New York C...

Significance: Constructed on the site of an earlier defense work in the years 1806-1809, Fort Columbus, renamed Fort Jay in 1904, was one of the largest fortifications in the defense system that effectively def... More

Governors Island, Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, New York, New York C...

Significance: Constructed on the site of an earlier defense work in the years 1806-1809, Fort Columbus, renamed Fort Jay in 1904, was one of the largest fortifications in the defense system that effectively def... More

Potts-Fitzhugh House, 607 Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Independent City...

Significance: This structure was built contemporaneously with its twin next door at 609 Oronoco, later known as Hallowell School. Together these chaste Georgian buildings confer distinction to the block, a qua... More

Potts-Fitzhugh House, 607 Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Independent City...

Significance: This structure was built contemporaneously with its twin next door at 609 Oronoco, later known as Hallowell School. Together these chaste Georgian buildings confer distinction to the block, a qua... More

Potts-Fitzhugh House, 607 Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Independent City...

Significance: This structure was built contemporaneously with its twin next door at 609 Oronoco, later known as Hallowell School. Together these chaste Georgian buildings confer distinction to the block, a qua... More

Potts-Fitzhugh House, 607 Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Independent City...

Significance: This structure was built contemporaneously with its twin next door at 609 Oronoco, later known as Hallowell School. Together these chaste Georgian buildings confer distinction to the block, a qua... More

U. S. Military Academy, Cadet Mess, Store & Drawing Academy, West Poin...

Significance: The Cadet Mess occupies both a central function in the everyday life of the Academy and is a major building helping to define the boundaries of the Plain. Unprocessed Field note material exists ... More

U. S. Military Academy, Cadet Mess, Store & Drawing Academy, West Poin...

Significance: The Cadet Mess occupies both a central function in the everyday life of the Academy and is a major building helping to define the boundaries of the Plain. Unprocessed Field note material exists ... More

U. S. Military Academy, Cadet Mess, Store & Drawing Academy, West Poin...

Significance: The Cadet Mess occupies both a central function in the everyday life of the Academy and is a major building helping to define the boundaries of the Plain. Unprocessed Field note material exists ... More

U. S. Military Academy, Administration Building, West Point, Orange Co...

Significance: The Administration Building was designed by Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson as the keystone of their 1903 competition plan. The great height of its load bearing tower and its salient position at the a... More

U. S. Military Academy, Administration Building, West Point, Orange Co...

Significance: The Administration Building was designed by Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson as the keystone of their 1903 competition plan. The great height of its load bearing tower and its salient position at the a... More

U. S. Military Academy, Building No. 674, West Point, Orange County, N...

Significance: The Hotel Thayer was built on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy in 1925-26 by a private firm to house visiting families of cadets, dignitaries, and tourists. The hotel was purchased by the f... More

U. S. Military Academy, Building No. 674, West Point, Orange County, N...

Significance: The Hotel Thayer was built on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy in 1925-26 by a private firm to house visiting families of cadets, dignitaries, and tourists. The hotel was purchased by the f... More

U. S. Military Academy, Building No. 674, West Point, Orange County, N...

Significance: The Hotel Thayer was built on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy in 1925-26 by a private firm to house visiting families of cadets, dignitaries, and tourists. The hotel was purchased by the f... More

U. S. Military Academy, Building No. 674, West Point, Orange County, N...

Significance: The Hotel Thayer was built on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy in 1925-26 by a private firm to house visiting families of cadets, dignitaries, and tourists. The hotel was purchased by the f... More

Hacienda Azucarera La Esperanza, Steam Engine & Mill, 2.65 Mi. N of PR...

Significance: The La Esperanza's decorated steam engine is the only West Point Foundry beam engine known to survive. It is also the only known 6-column beam engine by any American manufacturer. Additionally, i... More

Hacienda Azucarera La Esperanza, Steam Engine & Mill, 2.65 Mi. N of PR...

Significance: The La Esperanza's decorated steam engine is the only West Point Foundry beam engine known to survive. It is also the only known 6-column beam engine by any American manufacturer. Additionally, i... More

U. S. Military Academy, West Point, Orange County, NY

Significance: It was established by an Act of Congress on March 16, 1802. Prior to that Act, West Point served as an important defensive fortification since the time of the Revolutionary War. A National Histori... More

West Point - Print, Library of Congress collection

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Foerster & Co.

West Point Cadet Camp - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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West Point Cadet Camp Dress Parade

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

Prince Henry and Col. Mills at the reviewing stand, West Point

No. 14873. Public domain photograph of New York, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Battalion passing in review, West Point, N.Y.

Title from jacket. "2666" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033972. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[Battalion passing in review, West Point, N.Y.]

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[Light artillery drill, horse battery, taking positions, West Point, N...

Picryl description: Public domain image of horse riding, cavalry, military, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

TR's inauguration, 1905 [1] / - movie film screenshot

Scenes of TR's second inauguration on March 4, 1905 in Washington, D.C.: long panning shots of crowds gathered at the Capitol; on a platform erected on the East Front of the Capitol, Chief Justice Melville W. F... More

Light artillery drill, Horse Battery, at ease, United States Military ...

"2679" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018699. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Skirmish target practice, [United States Military Academy], West Point...

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Guard relief - march of West Point cadets

No. 1671-12. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Army, U.S.; Univ. & Colleges.

Yale-West Point [football game], Yale line-up

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[Foot ball game at West Point], Long view panoramic photograph

J133880 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; October 29, 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O. Title derived from copyright deposit records.

Full dress parade inspection, West Point, N.Y.

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Parade grounds, West Point, N.Y.

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Togo at West Point, 8/12/11 - Public domain monumental decor photograp...

A black and white photo of a group of people. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mrs. Streety (a widow) and family. West Point, Miss. The four children...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Army-Yale at West Point, 10/19/12

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West Point Mountain Gun Squad - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

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Hog (B) (i.e., Hoge); Wynne; Mahoney; Millburn; Confer; Jones

Photo shows the United States Military Academy (West Point) football team including, Captain Benjamin F. Hoge, Walter W. Wynne and Frank W. Milburn (later General Frank W. Milburn). (Source: Flickr Commons proj... More

West Point from Army Plane - Public domain portrait photograph

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

West Point Rice Mill, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

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Fort Benning, Georgia. West Point cadets and a soldier driving a jeep

Additional negative number (Army-assigned?): 122075. Image source: U.S. Army Signal Corps. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Div... More

A black and white photo of a man in a military uniform. Office of War ...

Annotation in or on original negative jacket. Photographic print gives name as Cadet Robert B. Tresville, Jr. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; ... More

Garrison Ferry, West Point. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope ...

Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.

George Brinton McClellan Papers: Letterbooks and Telegram Books, 1852-...

George Brinton McClellan Papers: Notebooks, 1842-1885; European milita...

Position of a soldier: annihilation of the bowels

Satirical drawing of a cadet pointing at a man in civilian clothes who is trying to stand at attention. Drawn while Whistler was a cadet at West Point. Probably from the Alexander Webb album. Signed: J.W. On f... More

Position of a soldier: annihilation of the bowels

Satirical drawing of a cadet pointing at a man in civilian clothes who is trying to stand at attention. Drawn while Whistler was a cadet at West Point. Probably from the Alexander Webb album. Signed: J.W. On f... More

Point of Rocks Stage Station, Rock Springs vicinity, Point of Rocks, S...

Significance: The Point of Rocks Stage Station is one of the very few remains of the celebrated Overland Stage Route. Operated by Ben Holladay, the Overland Stage Company contributed to the settlement and deve... More

Point of Rocks Stage Station, Rock Springs vicinity, Point of Rocks, S...

Significance: The Point of Rocks Stage Station is one of the very few remains of the celebrated Overland Stage Route. Operated by Ben Holladay, the Overland Stage Company contributed to the settlement and deve... More

[House and steamboat at West Point, Arkansas]

Caption: "Hanted House by de River," as it stood in antebellum days, except the blinds. It was located on the Little Red River, near the steamboat landing at West Point, Arkansas. "Little Red River boat landing... More

U.S. Military Academy, Gymnasium, West of DeRussy Loopy, South of Park...

Significance: The Gymnasium is part of the Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson ensemble of buildings in the Academy and along with its additions, it helps define the architectural character of the Academic Area. Unpr... More

U.S. Military Academy, Gymnasium, West of DeRussy Loopy, South of Park...

Significance: The Gymnasium is part of the Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson ensemble of buildings in the Academy and along with its additions, it helps define the architectural character of the Academic Area. Unpr... More

U.S. Military Academy, Gymnasium, West of DeRussy Loopy, South of Park...

Significance: The Gymnasium is part of the Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson ensemble of buildings in the Academy and along with its additions, it helps define the architectural character of the Academic Area. Unpr... More

The Presidents of the United States

Vignettes of head and shoulders portraits of the first twenty-five presidents of the United States; Capitol at Washington; and views of Yosemite Valley, Grand Falls, on Yellowstone River, Niagara Falls, Indepen... More

Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Significance: The construction of Castle Pinckney began in 1809 on the site of the earlier fort. By 1811, it was ready for the installation of armaments. The design of Castle Pinckney is attributed to Jonathan ... More

U. S. Military Academy, Officer's Quarters, West Point, Orange County,...

Significance: These quarters are a classic example of the Gothic Revival cottage as advocated and popularized by Andrew Jackson Downing and Alexander Jackson Davis. It is one of the earliest remaining sets of q... More

U.S. Military Academy, West Academic Building, Northwest corner of Bre...

Significance: The West Academic Building is the largest surviving 19th century building at the Academy. It was the first of the modern academic buildings at the Academy and foreshadowed the great architectural ... More

U.S. Military Academy, West Academic Building, Northwest corner of Bre...

Significance: The West Academic Building is the largest surviving 19th century building at the Academy. It was the first of the modern academic buildings at the Academy and foreshadowed the great architectural ... More

U. S. Military Academy, Soldiers' Hospital, West Point, Orange County,...

Significance: The Soldier's Hospital is representative of a standard Quartermaster hospital plan used on many army posts. At the Academy, this hospital for enlisted men represents a non-academic service buildin... More

Old St. John's Church, State Route 30 vicinity, West Point, King Willi...

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West Point Centennial, gelatin silver print

Men in uniform and other men and women in civilian clothing gathered outside on lawn.

Benny Havens - Drawing. Public domain image.

(DLC/PP-1934:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Old college songs," Century, 78:184 (June 1909). Exhibit loan 4193-L.

U. S. Military Academy, Officer's Quarters, West Point, Orange County,...

Significance: This set if quarters is the oldest extant building at the Academy. The house retains much of its original Federal style details and has been the quarters of the academy superintendent since its co... More

U. S. Military Academy, Officer's Quarters, West Point, Orange County,...

Significance: This set if quarters is the oldest extant building at the Academy. The house retains much of its original Federal style details and has been the quarters of the academy superintendent since its co... More

U. S. Military Academy, Officer's Quarters, West Point, Orange County,...

Significance: This set if quarters is the oldest extant building at the Academy. The house retains much of its original Federal style details and has been the quarters of the academy superintendent since its co... More

The Capture of Andre 1780 - A group of men standing next to each other

The Capture of Major John Andre. By John Paulding, David Williams and Isaac Van Wart, at Tarrytown, N.Y., Sept. 23rd, 1780. He is removing negotiation papers, intended for Benedict Arnold for betrayal of West P... More

Textile Industry in Valley, Alabama, Valley, Chambers County, AL

Significance: The development of the cotton textile industry in Valley, Alabama (Chambers County) after 1866, exemplifies the development of the industry throughout the South, particularly the expansion of the ... More

Hacienda Azucarera La Esperanza, 2.65 mi. N of Rte. 2 bridge over Mana...

Significance: Hacienda La Esperanza, one of the many remains of sugar haciendas extant in Puerto Rico today, is distinguished by the six-column steam engine and matching sugar mill which survive on the site. T... More

U. S. Military Academy, Chaplain's Quarters, West Point, Orange County...

Significance: The Chaplain's Quarters is part of Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson's Cadet Chapel and as such its design and siting make it one of the most prominent architectural symbols of West Point. The house fea... More

U. S. Military Academy, Artillery Stables, West Point, Orange County, ...

Significance: The Artillery Stables is one of a group of five Cram, Goodhoue, and Ferguson buildings that define the western and southern edges of Buffalo Soldier Field. The neo-gothic character of the building... More

U. S. Military Academy, Artillery Stables, West Point, Orange County, ...

Significance: The Artillery Stables is one of a group of five Cram, Goodhoue, and Ferguson buildings that define the western and southern edges of Buffalo Soldier Field. The neo-gothic character of the building... More

U. S. Military Academy, Artillery Stables, West Point, Orange County, ...

Significance: The Artillery Stables is one of a group of five Cram, Goodhoue, and Ferguson buildings that define the western and southern edges of Buffalo Soldier Field. The neo-gothic character of the building... More

U.S. Military Academy, Officer's Quarters, West side of Thayer Road, N...

Significance: Quarters No. 32 is an example of the highly successful officers' quarters designed for the U. S. Military Academy by the office of Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson. Its character, neo-gothic reflects t... More

U.S. Military Academy, Officer's Quarters, West side of Thayer Road, N...

Significance: Quarters No. 32 is an example of the highly successful officers' quarters designed for the U. S. Military Academy by the office of Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson. Its character, neo-gothic reflects t... More