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Apr 25, 2012

Carpenter’s Hall, Philadelphia, ca. 1876

Source: Elihu A. White Papers, #14.11.a (P-14/6) Staff Person: Jonathan Dembo Description: This photograph of Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia dates from the 1870s.  It's name derives from the fact that it...

Apr 17, 2012

Concrete River Steamers of World War I, ca. 1921

Source: John B. Green Collection #380.2.b Staff Person: Jonathan Dembo Description: Seen in the photograph above are four, unnamed, concrete-hulled river steamers at the Newport Shipping Corporation shipyard, in New...

Feb 29, 2012

American Forces Occupy Veracruz, Mexico, 21 April 1914

Source: John B. Green Collection #380.1.a Staff Person: Jonathan Dembo Description: This early combat photograph taken by an American sailor shows the first of approximately 2,300 sailors and marines from...

Jul 07, 2011

USS Coolbaugh (DE 217)

The following image comes from the Stuart T. Hotchkiss papers (#564-002): The USS Coolbaugh was launched on May 29, 1943 and eventually decommissioned on February 21, 1960.  Stuart T. Hotchkiss served on...