Series III. Large Format Flat Files
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Series III, Large Format Flat Files, includes material between 24 x 40 and 30 x 40 inches. Materials are arranged by type of ship.
Subseries III.1: Sailing Vessels
Miscellaneous
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This file contains advertisements and several lithographs, including Currier & Ives prints of the yachts Gracie of and Jeannette.
Subseries III.2: Steamships
A
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This file contains prints of various steamships, including the the U.S. Mail Steam Ships Atlantic and Artic, the Alida, the Astoria of New York, the British & North American Royal Mail Steamship Asia, the Alaska, the steamer America and others.
B
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This file contains photographs and prints of the steamships Britannia, Britannic, Bristol, Baltic, Bremen and others.
Ca-Ch
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This file contains photographs and prints of the China, the Steam Ferry Boat Central. the C.H. Northam, the Caledonia and others.
Ci
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This file includes photographs and prints of the steamships City of Peking, City of Tokio, City of Worcester, City of Columbus, City of New York, City of Boston and others.
Cl-Cz
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This file contains prints of the steamships Clermont, Columbus, Conte Di Savoia, Columbia, Clyde, Concordia and Continental.
D
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This file contains prints of the steamships Dixie, Dean Richmond, Drew, De Grasse and Duca D'Aosta,
E
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This file contains prints of the steamships Empire State, Empress of Russia, Etruria, Empress of Asia, Empire of Troy, Elm City, Empire City, and Elbe.
F
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This file contains prints of the steamships Francis Skiddy, Frostburg and Furnessia.
G-I
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This file contains prints of the steamships Great Eastern, Great Western, Gate City, Great Republic, General Grant, Granite State, S.S. Independence, Holsatia, Habana and La Savoie.
J-L
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This file contains prints of the steamships Lafayette, John Brooks, Jersey City, James W. Baldwin and Iroquois.
M
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This file includes prints of the steamships Montreal, Media, Majestic, Mary Powell, Manhattan and Massachusetts.
N-O
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This file contains prints of the steamships New world, Ne-Shan-Nock, New York, Old Dominion and Oregon.
P-R
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This file contains prints of the steamships Pacific, Plymouth Rock, Ponce, Presidente Wilson, Priscilla, R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, Rex, Rotterdam and Rhode Island.
Queen Mary
S
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This file contains images of the steamships St. John, State of New York, Saratoga, Sirius, Spain, St. Laurent, Scythia and others.
T-V
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This file contains prints of the steamships United States, Trojan, Tunisian, Victorian and Thomas Powell.
W
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This file contains prints of the steamships Washington Irving and Werra.
Unidentified
Interiors
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This file contains a photograph of a steamship interior.
Subseries III.3: Naval Vessels
A-Z
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This file contains images of the U.S. Steam Gun Boat Kanawah, U.S. Sloop of War Richmond, U.S. Frigate Constitution, U.S. Frigate Savannah, U.S. Sloop of War Jamestown, U.S. Ship of War Delaware, U.S. Frigate St. Lawrence, U.S.S. Enterprise, U.S. Ship North Carolina, the Metropolis of Beverly, U.S.S. Ohio, U.S. Gun Boat Ashuelot and the Elco PT.
USS Maine
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This file contains clippings from periodicals, prints and photographs picturing the U.S.S. Maine.
Ironclads
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This file contains images of the steamer "Keokuk", U.S. Monitor "Weehawken, U.S. Steam Sloop "Iroquois", U.S. Steam Frigate Roanoke, U.S. Iron Clad Ram "Dictator", U.S. Iron Clad Screw Ram "Dunderberg" and U.S. Iron Clad Steamer "New Ironsides".
Multiple Ships
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This file contains images of the New York, Marblehead, Boston and Bennington.
Foreign & Unidentified Ships
Subseries III.4: Other Ships
Ferries
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This file contains photographs and lithographs, including Currier & Ives print New York Ferry Boat.
Tugboats
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This file contains photographs and prints.
Plans and Drawings- Miscellaneous
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This file contains a plan of the U.S.S. Monitor, the Barque California , the Clermont, U.S. Frigate Chesapeake and others.
Plans & Drawings- Dredge boats
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This file contains plans of dredge boats, including the U.S. Dredge Boat Essayons.
Plans & Drawings - Yachts - by Saunders & West Co.
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This file contains original plans for yachts designed by Saunders & West Co., including Mr. Starbuck's steam yacht Tillie.
Subseries III.5: Views
Miscellaneous
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This file contains photographs, including a photo of the launching of the U.S. Battleship California at Brooklyn Naval Yard on April 28, 1904.
Subseries III.6: Clippings & Ephemera
Miscellaneous - Newspaper Clippings
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This file contains various newspaper clippings, including a 1921 article from the Boston Evening Transcript that details the history and collections of the Naval History Society.
Miscellaneous - Ephemera
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This file contains ephemera, including advertisements for steamships and prints.
Subseries III.7: Events
Naval Battles
War of 1812-Miscellaneous
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This file contains battle scenes of the War of 1812, including Macdonough's Victory on Lake Champlain , Capture of H.B.M. Sloop of War Frolic by the U.S> Sloop of War Wasp, engravings after battle scenes painted by Thomas Birch and others.
War of 1812- Miscellaneous
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This file is not accesible due to condition issues. It contains This Representation of the U.S. Frigate Constitution, Isaac Hull, Esq. Commander, Capturing His Britannic Majesty's Frigate Guerriere, James R. Dacres,Esq.Commander, an engraving after a painting by Thomas Birch. Another copy of this engraving can be found in flat file 116, War of 1812- Miscellaneous.
War of 1812- Miscellaneous
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This file is not accessible due to condition issues. It contains United States and Macedonian , an engraving after a painting by Thomas Birch. Another copy of this engraving can be found in flat file 116, War of 1812- Miscellaneous.
War of 1812- Battle of Lake Erie
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his file contains the engravings Perry's Victory on Lake Erie, after J.J. Barralet, Perry's Victory on Lake Erie, after Thomas Birch and others.
War of 1812- Battle of Lake Erie
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This file contains the engravings Perry's Victory on Lake Erie, after J.J. Barralet, Perry's Victory on Lake Erie, after Thomas Birch and This representation of the Battle on Lake Erie is respectfully inscribed to Commodore Perry his Officers and gallant Crews By their humble servant, James Webster.
War of 1812- Battle of Lake Erie
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This file is not accessible due to condition issues. It contains the print This representation of the Battle on Lake Erie is respectfully inscribed to Commodore Perry his Officers and gallant Crews By their humble servant, James Webster. Another copy of this print can be found in FF 118.
War of 1812- USS Chesapeake & HMS Shannon
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This file contains several prints of the Battle of the USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon, including a set of lithographs published by Smith, Elder & Co with an accompanying key.
War of 1812- USS Constitution & the Java
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This file contains prints of the battle between the USS Constitution and HMS Java, including a set of four engravings after paintings by Nicholas Pocock.
Civil War-Miscellaneous
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This file contains prints picturing various naval battles of the Civl War, including the bombardment of forts Hatteras and Clark and others.
Civil War- Battle between the Monitor & the Merrimac
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This file contains prints picturing the battle between the Monitor and Merrimac.
Civil War- Battle between the Monitor & the Merrimac
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This file is not accessible due to condition issue. It contains the lithograph Desperate Encounter Between the Ericsson Battery "Monitor" 2 Guns, And The "Merrimac", 12 Guns.
Civil War- Battle of Port Royal
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This file contains prints picturing the Battle of Port Royal.
Spanish American War- Miscellaneous
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This file contains prints picturing naval battles of the Spanish American War, including Bombardment of Matanzas.
Spanish American War- Destruction of the USS Maine
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This file contains prints picturing the destruction of the USS Maine.
Miscellaneous Naval Battles
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This file contains prints picturing miscellaneous naval battles from the eighteenth through the early twentieth centuries.
Miscellaneous
British Naval Expeditions
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This file contains prints picturing British naval expeditions, including images of the Battle of Havana (1782) and the Napoleonic Wars.
Naval Reception for Li Hung Chang
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This file contains photographs of the naval reception for the Chinese diplomat Li Hung Chang in New York harbor on August 28, 1896.
Races
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This file contains photographs and prints of various races, including Currier & Ives lithograph Vigilant and Valkyrie in a "Thrash to Windward".
Subseries III.8: Portraits
A-Z
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This file contains newspaper clippings and prints of various naval personalities, including Commodore John Paul Jones, Rear-Admiral D.G. Farragut and Admiral George Dewey among others.