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June 1934, objects on table in main room, scrimshaw display

In our early days, we often simply placed objects all over tables to show off as much of the collection as possible. Of course this left them easily exposed to damage and theft, so we no longer display them like this, but it still looks neat. This image is from 1934 and features a small portion of our scrimshaw collection. The finest piece is that large panbone next to the paddle from 1857/1858 depicting the Civic Heroes of the American Revolution and the Washington Monument at Richmond. It was made by Nathaniel Sylvester Finney, a veteran whaleman.

我相信我之前已经发布了其他国际南极展览的照片,但是这张(从1963年1月23日起)显示,杜菲克海军上将接受了第13频道的采访。Read more

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1971, Building of the Gibbs Gallery

This first picture shows construction on the Gibbs Gallery in 1971. It was built to commemorate the achievements of William Francis Gibbs, probably best know for designing and supervising the building of SSUnited States. In 1922, he and his brother, Frederic Herbert Gibbs began the company that would eventually become known as Gibbs & Cox.

Here we have the Junior League of Hampton Roads in 1961 who acted as tour guides for our visitors. And behind them is our beautiful eagle figurehead from USSLancaster.Read more

更多的返回作品

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SSUS christening ceremonies

我很高兴地说,自从我上一次关于被盗档案作品的报道以来,还有更多的归还,还有更多的归还。我一直在扫描我的小心脏,以便在所有这些工作中及时完成所有这些作品,以便我们可以将扫描发送给人们。我还不得不向我们的很棒的摄影部寻找太大的作品,无法扫描。事不宜迟,这里还有一些返回的作品!

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School children with their bus May 1935

11月回来星期三照片的时候了!享受!

Above you can see school children on a trip to the museum posing in front of their bus in May of 1935. I absolutely love old vehicles, and this bus is no exception.Read more

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1937年4月的博物馆主要入口

A new month means it’s time again for more #WayBackWednesdays photos, showing the exciting history of our museum. This first picture (directly below) shows the front entrance of the museum (now the business entrance) in April of 1937. A lot has changed since then as our museum has grown and further developed the area around the building. I really like the old cars and buses visible in this shot as it makes you wonder if that was the only parking spot for museum visitors. Probably so!

This next photo (below) shows children operating a bilge pump fromUSS哈特福德这是放置在博物馆。泵是ca 1865, so it’s great to see that it still worked for these kids. Hartford was famous as the flagship of后将法拉古特海军上将during the莫比尔湾之战in 1964. She was disposed of in Norfolk, Virginia in 1957, which is likely why we have the pump. 90+ years is an extremely long life for a ship, so she must’v been well built.Read more

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