![[Ironclad Ships:] Report of the National Academy of Sciences for the Year 1863. President National Academy of Sciences A D. Bache, 1806–1867.](/pictures/thumb/3728150_2.jpg?v=1544044474)
[Ironclad Ships:] Report of the National Academy of Sciences for the Year 1863.
This illustrated report contains much on ironclad ships, first used in battle the year before, and on the ironclad monitor U.S.S. Roanoke, the first ship... Read More
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![[1764 Autograph Document Signed for Surgeon’s Necessaries by Captain Archibald Kennedy, Royal Navy; During the Stamp Act Crisis: Kennedy in charge of protecting the Tax Stamps in New York City]. Archd. Kennedy, Captain Archibald Kennedy.](/pictures/thumb/145381_1.jpg?v=1534362277)
[1764 Autograph Document Signed for Surgeon’s Necessaries by Captain Archibald Kennedy, Royal Navy; During the Stamp Act Crisis: Kennedy in charge of protecting the Tax Stamps in New York City].
During the 1765 Stamp Act taxation crisis, Captain Archibald Kennedy (bef. 1736–1794), commander of the frigate HMS Coventry, was stationed in New York Harbor; his... Read More
![[WWII Submarine Album: “Photographic History of the 5th War Patrol of the SS241.”]. Ciro Parisi.](/pictures/thumb/3726740_1.jpg?v=1542302123)
[WWII Submarine Album: “Photographic History of the 5th War Patrol of the SS241.”]
World War II photograph album documenting the fifth war patrol of the Gato-class submarine U.S.S. Dace. The vessel sailed out of San Francisco on April... Read More
![Education in the Early Navy. A Dissertation… [Inscribed and Signed by the Author]. Henry L. Burr.](/pictures/thumb/3728164_1.jpg?v=1544054958)
Education in the Early Navy. A Dissertation… [Inscribed and Signed by the Author]
History of the education of U.S. Navy officers from 1775 to 1845, before the founding of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. Chapter headings... Read More
![[1856–1863, Small Collection of Letters and a Document Signed by Isaac Toucey, U.S. Secretary of the Navy]. Isaac Toucey, 1792–1869.](/images/noimage-req.png)
[1856–1863, Small Collection of Letters and a Document Signed by Isaac Toucey, U.S. Secretary of the Navy].
In 1857, Isaac Toucey (1792–1869) of Connecticut was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President James Buchanan. Prior to this, Toucey, a native of Newtown... Read More
All Brave Soldiers. The Story of the S.S. Booker T. Washington.
The S.S. Booker T. Washington was the first U.S. Merchant Marine vessel to have an African-American commander at the helm, manned by a racially-mixed crew... Read More
Catasauquas’ Home-Coming Celebration for their Soldiers, Sailors and Nurses August 25 to September 1 1919. Official Souvenir.
First World War home-coming celebration program for the borough of Catasauqua in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The cover depicts a triumphal arch adorned with American flags... Read More
[Autograph of Baron Othon de Richter, Imperial Russian Navy commander, trapped in the United States at the outbreak of the Russian Revolution]
Rare autograph of Baron Othon de Richter, Imperial Russian Navy commander who was trapped in the United States at the outbreak of the Russian Revolution... Read More
![[Organization of the U.S. Naval Forces on Shore at Vera Cruz, Mexico, April 21–30, 1914 [signed by two Congressional Medal of Honor recipients during the Tampico Affair]. Ensign Mark L. Hersey Jr., U. S. N., U. S. N. Rear-Admiral Chas. J. Badger.](/pictures/thumb/3726153_1.jpg?v=1534362338)
[Organization of the U.S. Naval Forces on Shore at Vera Cruz, Mexico, April 21–30, 1914 [signed by two Congressional Medal of Honor recipients during the Tampico Affair].
Pamphlet (with additional material, see below) outlining the command structure of U.S. Naval forces involved in the 1914 Tampico Affair during the Mexican Revolution. The... Read More
![[Americans at Guantanamo:] The Radio Restaurant Rodrigo Rey Doce Propietor [sic] ... Welcome V.S. [sic] Navy ... Good Home Cooking…. Rodrigo Rey Doce.](/pictures/thumb/3726630_1.jpg?v=1543421160)
[Americans at Guantanamo:] The Radio Restaurant Rodrigo Rey Doce Propietor [sic] ... Welcome V.S. [sic] Navy ... Good Home Cooking…
An unusual imprint, and an unusual broadside, which serves as both menu and advertisement for Rodrigo Rey Doce’s restaurant, named “The Radio” and offering “Good... Read More
Take ‘Er Down in the Submarine Reserves.
“Honored and Respected.” “No Finer Men. No Finer Service.” “Your Place in the Sub Reserve.” These are some of the headlines within Take ‘Er Down... Read More
![[1858 to 1862 Collection. Future Confederate Spy Aaron Van Camp of Washington D. C. Autograph Letter Signed from Naval Career Officer Commodore William Mervine]. Aaron Van Camp, Dr., 1816–1892, d. 1862, 1791–1868, Thomas B. Huger, Lieut., William Mervine, Rear Admiral.](/pictures/thumb/372327b_4.jpg?v=1534362287)
[1858 to 1862 Collection. Future Confederate Spy Aaron Van Camp of Washington D. C. Autograph Letter Signed from Naval Career Officer Commodore William Mervine].
Dr. Aaron Van Camp: Future Confederate Spy, A Doctor Just before the American Civil War begins, 6 scrapbook leaves document the life of a D.C.... Read More
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