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Sketch of Pensacola Navy Yard and Fort Pickens. From U.S. coast surveys

Description: Image of a map of the Pensacola Navy Yard and Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island in Florida from the United States Coast Surveys, including shoal, bank, and buoy locations; scale in miles.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1860-1862
Call number: priJLC_PRG_002256
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last Collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the Louis Prang archive was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.
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Fort Bayard N. M. 1883

Visual Materials

Image of an aerial view of Fort Bayard, New Mexico; buildings are visible arranged around a square central yard lined with trees and a large American flag on a flagpole at its center; stables with horses and horse-drawn vehicles visible at bottom right; soldiers assembled in yard or at various tasks throughout the area.

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Bombardments of Forts Hatteras & Clark, by the U.S. fleet

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Image of the Union fleet bombarding two Confederate forts (Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark) in North Carolina during the American Civil War; ten vessels are visible; captions in bottom margin name all vessels.

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Bombardment and Capture of Fort Henry, Tenn

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Image of Union gunboats firing on Confederate-held Fort Henry along the bank of the Tennessee River during the American Civil War; bombs burst in the air.

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Hon. Gideon Welles. Secretary of the U.S. Navy

Visual Materials

Image of a full-length portrait of United States Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles during the American Civil War sitting at a table and holding a pen; map of the United States on back wall and view out window of soldiers marching in formation.

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First Attack upon Fort Fisher, by the U.S. Navy under Rear Admiral D. D. Porter, Dec. 24 and 25, 1864

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Fourth in a series of maps. "Showing the Position of Vessels and Line of Fire." "39th Cong. 1st Sess. Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: HL sticker: 117078.

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Louis M. Goldsborough Flag Officer U.S. Navy

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Image of a full-length portrait of American Civil War Union Navy Flag Officer Louis M. Goldsborough (later promoted to admiral) standing on a ship deck in military uniform with hat in outstretched left hand and right hand resting on the pommel of the sword at his hip.

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Sketch of Pensacola Navy Yard and Fort Pickens. From U.S. coast surveys

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