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Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Matthew Calbraith Perry

Matthew Calbraith Perry
(Original Caption) Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry (1794-1858), the man who "opened Japan." From undated daguerreotype by Mathew Brady

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: USS Baron de Kalb Ironclad Gunboat

USS Baron de Kalb Ironclad Gunboat
Union USS Baron de Kalb ironclad gunboat, originally named the USS St. Louis

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: USS Texas in the Norfolk Navy Yard

USS Texas in the Norfolk Navy Yard
(Original Caption) 8/24/1896-The USS Texas, at Navy yard, Norfolk, VA. Photograph, Aug. 24, 1896. BPA2# 4453

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Battleship USS Maine in Havana Harbor

Battleship USS Maine in Havana Harbor
(Original Caption) Havana, Cuba- Memories of the Spanish American War 1898: The USS Maine before she was sunk in Havana, Cuba, in the Harbor, thus causing the start of the Spanish-American War

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Battleship Maine Being Destroyed

Battleship Maine Being Destroyed
(Original Caption) Destruction of the U.S. Battleship Maine at Havana, Cuba, 15 February 1898. Drawing by Frank H. Schell

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: US Destroyer John R. Pierce

US Destroyer John R. Pierce
(Original Caption) 10/26/1962-Washington: The US destroyer John R

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Franklin Roosevelt at Navy Yard

Franklin Roosevelt at Navy Yard
Senator James O'Gorman (in top-hat) is flanked by Assistant Secretary to the Navy Franklin Roosevelt (in bowler hat) and Admiral Albert Gleaves

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Don't Tread on Me Flag

Don't Tread on Me Flag
Drawing of a flag with a coiled rattlesnake and the words Don't Tread on Me similar to the Gadsden Flag, which is believed to be the first flag of the Continental Navy of the American Revolution

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: USS Constitution vs. HMS Guerriere by Thomas Birch

USS Constitution vs. HMS Guerriere by Thomas Birch
WAR OF 1812: THE CONSTITUTION AND THE BRITISH GUERRIERE, AUGUST 19, 1812.(ALSO SEE E.2536)

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Lithograph Depicting the U.S.S. Olympia Cruiser

Lithograph Depicting the U.S.S. Olympia Cruiser
An 1898 color lithograph of the US cruiser, Olympia

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Painting of Civil War Sailing Ships

Painting of Civil War Sailing Ships
This painting is by an unknown American artist, depicting a Confederate blockade runner and a Union man-of-war

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Portrait of David Farragut by William Swain

Portrait of David Farragut by William Swain
Admiral David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870) was famous for his naval victories for the Union side in the US Civil War (1861-1865)

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: USS Constitution vs. HMS Guerriere by Thomas Birch

USS Constitution vs. HMS Guerriere by Thomas Birch
This historic painting by Thomas Birch shows the U.S.S. Constitution blasting away at the British ship Guerriere in an engagement off Nova Scotia during the war of 1812

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Admiral Winfield Schley

Admiral Winfield Schley aboard the USS Chicago

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Sailor Being Tattooed

Sailor Being Tattooed
Sailor being tattooed. WWII era. UPI color slide

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Eleanor Roosevelt Reviewing WAVES at Smith College

Eleanor Roosevelt Reviewing WAVES at Smith College
Eleanor Roosevelt visits Smith College to review the WAVES, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, program. | Location: Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: President Roosevelt with Military Leaders and Diplomats

President Roosevelt with Military Leaders and Diplomats
The U.S. leaders sit in the President's villa in Casablanca for a meeting with the British. Left to right, seated: Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall, President Franklin D

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: 'Great White Fleet' Of The U.S. Navy

"Great White Fleet" Of The U.S. Navy
The "Great White Fleet" was a large fleet of American battleships which Theodore Roosevelt sent around the world on a goodwill mission

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: United States Navy Collier USS Cyclops

United States Navy Collier USS Cyclops
(Original Caption) 9/8/1939-New York- The United States Navy collier Cyclops, which disappeared during the war year of 1918. The ship disappeared as it brought a cargo of manganese from Brazil

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Largest submarine built for the United States

Largest submarine built for the United States
The submarine torpedo board, L.I. the largest of its kind ever built for the United States, launched at the Fore River Shipbuilding Yards at Quincy, Massachusetts on January 20, 1915. Mrs

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: American Sailors During Occupation of Haiti

American Sailors During Occupation of Haiti
(Original Caption) 10/11/15-Haiti: American Occupation of Haiti. Group of U.S. sailors from the battleship Connecticut and a gun they captured at Cape Haitien

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Admiral Sims and FDR

Admiral Sims and FDR
Admiral William S. Sims of the United States Navy stands with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Humphrey Bogart in Sailor Uniform

Humphrey Bogart in Sailor Uniform
(Original Caption) Humphrey Bogart in sailor dress while he was in the Navy. Full length photograph, 1919

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Major George Barnett Award Medals

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Major George Barnett Award Medals
Left to right: Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt and Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels stand with Major George K. Shuler, Major Alphonse De Carre, Gunnery Sergeant Charles F

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Secretary of the Navy Congratulating Pilots

Secretary of the Navy Congratulating Pilots
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels congratulates Lieutenant Commander Read and his crew on their successful transatlantic flight

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Government and Military Leaders Watch Parade

Government and Military Leaders Watch Parade
Left to right: Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt; New York City Mayor John F. Hylan; Admiral William S

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Government and Military Leaders Watch Parade

Government and Military Leaders Watch Parade

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Military Men on Polo Grounds

Military Men on Polo Grounds
(Original Caption) Photo shows left to right: General Payton C. March, Sec. of War Baker, General Pershing, Sec. of Navy Daniels, Asst. Sec of Navy Franklin D

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Crew of the S-Five Submarine

Crew of the S-Five Submarine
Survivors of the S-Five, the Navy's newest and most modern submarine, which sank along the East Coast on its way to Baltimore for a recruiting appearance

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Roosevelt Reading Atlantic Fleet Chart

Roosevelt Reading Atlantic Fleet Chart
(Original Caption) How the Navy keeps track of its ships. Captain Kallfu is seen showing the Asst. Secy

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Photographer Aiming Military Camera

Photographer Aiming Military Camera
(Original Caption) A naval aviation photographer using a K-2 aerial camera used for oblique work. The camera is mounted on a Navy F-5-L flying boat

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Charles Lindbergh Aboard Warship with Crate

Charles Lindbergh Aboard Warship with Crate
Charles Lindbergh stands aboard the USS Memphis (CL-13), alongside the crate containing the Spirit of St. Louis, upon his return to the States following his historic transatlantic flight

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: American Sailors Gazing at Bridge of Sighs in Venice

American Sailors Gazing at Bridge of Sighs in Venice
(Original Caption) Venice, Italy: Sailors And Bridge Of Sighs. Looking Over A Watery Street In Venice At The Most Famous Bridge In Europe

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Airship Macon Near Hangar

Airship Macon Near Hangar
(Original Caption) 6/15/1933-Akron, OH- The dirigible Macon, soon to be turned over to the United States Navy, is shown on the ground outside of its hangar here

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Orville Wright and Military Leaders

Orville Wright and Military Leaders
(Original Caption) Visions of continued progress in man's conquest of air are seen by this "Big Four" of aviation on looking up during the aerial maneuvers

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Orville Wright and Military Leaders

Orville Wright and Military Leaders
(Original Caption) Visions of continued progress in man's conquest of air are seen by this "Big Four" of aviation on looking up during the aerial maneuvers

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Marines Sitting with Two Women

Marines Sitting with Two Women
Marines aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) cruiser

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Franklin Roosevelt at the Lincoln Memorial

Franklin Roosevelt at the Lincoln Memorial
Franklin Roosevelt at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: FDR at Armistice Day Ceremony

FDR at Armistice Day Ceremony
Pres Roosevelt is seen w/nis military ai

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: WWII Curtis Helldiver in Flight

WWII Curtis Helldiver in Flight

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Stern View of 'City of Windham'

Stern View of "City of Windham"
Stern view of "City of Windham" loaded with bombs

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: U.S. Navy Vought Corsair

U.S. Navy Vought Corsair

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Fans Welcoming Band Leader Artie Shaw

Fans Welcoming Band Leader Artie Shaw
Fans line the front of a Broadway theater in preparation for band leader Artie Shaw's triumphant return to the stage following his naval service in World War II

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: John F. Kennedy and His Crew

John F. Kennedy and His Crew
Navy Lieutenant John F. Kennedy with machinists Pat Mamahon and Bill Johnson, and Jordan Marsh's Frank Glynn, at a luncheon given in his honor

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: President Franklin D. Roosevelt Visiting Fort Clayton

President Franklin D. Roosevelt Visiting Fort Clayton
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt (center) pictured in his car with Major General Daniel E. Van Voorhis (left), Commanding General of the Canal Zone, and Rear Admiral Frank D

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt Viewing Warships

US President Franklin D. Roosevelt Viewing Warships
President Roosevelt is shown (front left) in the rear seat of his auto as he tours the Philadelphia Navy Yard

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: President's Family at Inaugural Gala

President's Family at Inaugural Gala
Franklin Roosevelt's family sits in a box seat at an Inaugural Gala in 1941

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. and Trainees Arriving at Squantum Naval Air Station

Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. and Trainees Arriving at Squantum Naval Air Station
A group of trainees including Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. arrive at air station to learn how to fly planes. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (front right), walks with Hugh Gray, Lieutenant Commander T. A

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Presidential Yacht Potomac

Presidential Yacht Potomac
The Presidential yacht Potomac, carrying Franklin Roosevelt, returns to Rockland, Maine, after a meeting with Winston Churchill at sea, eventually to be known as the Atlantic Conference

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: President Franklin D. Roosevelt Waving His Fedora

President Franklin D. Roosevelt Waving His Fedora
US President Franklin D

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Navy Air Fleet Navigation and Radio Operators at Controls

Navy Air Fleet Navigation and Radio Operators at Controls
(Original Caption) Northern Atlantic...A view from the pilot's control (you can see the feet of two pilots in the foreground)

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Admiral Husband E. Kimmel

Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
(Original Caption) Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, USN

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Young Men Waiting Online to Enlist in the Army

Young Men Waiting Online to Enlist in the Army
(Original Caption) 12/8/1941-Boston, MA: Young Americans wait in line at the Navy Recruiting Office in Boston Monday, eager to enlist for service following Japan's attack on the United States

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Wartime Fashion Note

Wartime Fashion Note
Glamor and safety don't mix, according to Lieut. Cmdr. R.R. Darron of the Alameda U.S. Naval Air Station

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Women Factory Workers

Women Factory Workers
Though not dressed for a dance, Naomi Parker, foreground, and Frances Johnson look alright to us. Their clothes are the proper ones for women workers at the Alameda Naval Air station

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: All This and Overtime, Too

All This and Overtime, Too
Pretty Naomi Parker is as easy to look at as overtime pay on the week's check. And she's a good example of an old contention that glamor is what goes into the clothes, and not the clothes

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Sailors Playing Pinball

Sailors Playing Pinball
(Original Caption) 4/2/42-Honolulu, Hawaii: This is not New York--pinball machines banned in the big city, amuse sailors at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Waikiki Beach in Hawaii

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Navy Men Placing Hawaiian Leis on Gravesite of War Heroes

Navy Men Placing Hawaiian Leis on Gravesite of War Heroes
(Original Caption) Enlisted men of the Naval Air Station at Kaneohe, Hawaii, place leis on the graves of their comrades killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor last December 7th in this photo

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Soldier in Hospital After Midway Battle

Soldier in Hospital After Midway Battle
American Navy pilot ensign George H

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: African American Troops Pass Before Officer

African American Troops Pass Before Officer
(Original Caption) 9/17/1942-Great Lakes, IL: Converted from civilians into trim, snappy sailors within a few weeks

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: FDR Shaking Wounded Sailor's Hand

FDR Shaking Wounded Sailor's Hand
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gives a hearty handshake and a warm smile to a wounded sailor during a visit to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Five Grumman Avengers in Flight

Five Grumman Avengers in Flight
(Original Caption) "Avengers" on the Wing. High above fleecy clouds, five deadly Grumman Avenger Torpedo Bombers wing along on their mission. Theses new U.S

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Roosevelt and Churchill at Morocco with Staff

Roosevelt and Churchill at Morocco with Staff
(Original Caption) 1943-Casablanca, Morocco: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill (seated) pose with their staffs after historic allied conference at Casablanca

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: John F Kennedy As a PT Boat Commander

John F Kennedy As a PT Boat Commander
(Original Caption) 1962 -: John F. Kennedy as a P-T boat commander in WWII

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: America's Chiefs of Staff

America's Chiefs of Staff in North Africa with the President at his Anfa Villa. Left to right: (standing) Harry Hopkins, General Arnold, General Somervell, Mr. Harriman

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: President Roosevelt Meets with President Vargas

President Roosevelt Meets with President Vargas
President Roosevelt meets with President Getulio Vargas of Brazil aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer off the coast of the city of Natal

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: U.S. War Strategists Meet with British

U.S. War Strategists Meet with British
At a meeting of the Joint and Combined Chiefs of Staff, consisting of high American and British war strategists, four American leaders weigh a problem

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Long Table War Conference

Long Table War Conference
With American members on the left and British members on the right, the Joint and combined Chiefs of Staff hold session. Americans are (front to back): Lt.Gen. J.T. McNarney, Gen

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Crew Aboard USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor

Crew Aboard USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor
Men of a salvage crew aboard the tilted deck of the USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor, sunk during the December 7, 1941 sneak attack by the Japanese

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Servicemen in Zoot Suit Riots

Servicemen in Zoot Suit Riots
(Original Caption) 6/11/1943-Watts, California- Armed with clubs, pipes and bottles

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Zoot Suiters Walking Down the Street

Zoot Suiters Walking Down the Street
Teenage boys in a subtle version of the zoot suit walk down a city street in 1943, attracting some attention from military and civilian passersby in more standard street wear

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Midshipmen with Their Fiancees at the Marriage License Bureau

Midshipmen with Their Fiancees at the Marriage License Bureau
Midshipmen, who may not marry until they are commissioned as ensigns

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Navy Artist at Work

Navy Artist at Work
(Original Caption) Navy Artist at Work. Lieutenant Albert K. Murray, U.S.N.R. has set up his canvas near a palm tree and works on a painting in the Caribbean area

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Eleanor Roosevelt at Pearl Harbor, 1943

Eleanor Roosevelt at Pearl Harbor, 1943
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife of the president, visits the USS Oklahoma during her inspection tour of pearl harbor, September 22, 1943. Shown with her are Rear Admiral William R

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Eleanor Roosevelt at Navy Yard

Eleanor Roosevelt at Navy Yard
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt arrives at a U.S. Navy yard in Pearl Harbor

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: John F. Kennedy in Navy Uniform

John F. Kennedy in Navy Uniform
(Original Caption) 1944-A war hero, John Kennedy was Lieutenant when this photo was taken in 1944. Kennedy had served as a PT-Boat Commander in the Pacific

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Black Woman Being Inducted Into Waves

Black Woman Being Inducted Into Waves
Miss Jane Freeman, 22, of Roxbury, MA, is taking the oath as a Navy WAVE at district headquarters in Boston. She is being sworn in by Captain D

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Navy Curtiss-Wright SB2C Helldiver with Wings Folded Up

Navy Curtiss-Wright SB2C Helldiver with Wings Folded Up
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Navy Curtiss-Wright SB2C Helldiver on a Tarmac

Navy Curtiss-Wright SB2C Helldiver on a Tarmac
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Bob Hope Sits in Audience with Sailors

Bob Hope Sits in Audience with Sailors
(Original Caption) 1944: Photo shows comedian Bob Hope, wearing a Naval uniform, sitting on a bench among an audience of amused sailors

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: William John Robert Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington

William John Robert Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
(Original Caption) Kathleen Kennedy and the Marquess of Hartington smile happily at their wedding in London in 1944. A short time later the Marquess was killed in action

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Chester W. Nimitz in Uniform

Chester W. Nimitz in Uniform
(Original Caption) Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Portrait of Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy Jr

Portrait of Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy Jr
(Original Caption) Smiling up at the photographer is Lieutenant Joe Kennedy Jr. son of the former U.S. Ambassador to England. Young Joe is a member of the U.S

Background imageUnited States Navy Collection: Men Playing Cards on Military Ship

Men Playing Cards on Military Ship
Young African American men who work in the mess hall aboard a United States Navy ship take a break to play a game of cards



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