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U.S.S. Ship Wabash, U.S. Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, circa.1890's

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1890

GUSN

GUSN-180350

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Description

This is the U.S.S. Wabash with sailors eating on a mess cloth on the deck of the ship. They have place settings in front of them and they are dressed in uniform.

Details

Descriptive Terms

ships
uniforms
place settings
decks (watercraft components)
government
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Physical Description

1 photograph ; 4 x 6 3/4 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1978-11-22

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0560.0270.001

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

3 3/4 x 6 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other Organizations

United States. Navy

Subjects

Wabash (Frigate)

Accruals Note

W.H.Bunting, The Camera's Coast: Historic Images of Ship and Shore in New England (Boston: Historic New England, 2006) pg. 86-87

Description Level

Item

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