Summary: | Set of art prints titled "Our Navy In Action," depicting Naval battles from the Revolutionary War through World War I. Contains 8 prints (of 12 total -- 4 are missing). Prints include quotations by Naval Officers, battle year and some brief information about each ship and battle. Print titles are: "USS Constellation vs. L'Insurgente -- 9 February 1799" (1 of 12); "USS Constitution vs. HMS Guerriere -- 19 August 1812," (2 of 12); "The Battle of Lake Erie -- 10 September 1813" (3 of 12); "USS Kearsarge vs. CSS Alabama -- 19 June 1864" (4 of 12); "Battle of Mobile Bay -- 5 August 1864" (5 of 12); "Battle of Santiago de Cuba -- 3 July 1898" (6 of 12); and "A Fast Convoy -- World War I" (7 of 12); "Return of the Mayflower -- 4 May 1917" (8 of 12). Circa 1968. |
Provider: | United States. Navy |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | District of Columbia |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Washington |
Temporal subject: |
1981-1990
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Topical subjects: | Naval battles in art |
United States -- History, Naval |
War in art |
Genre: | Posters |
Source citation: | . D 207.10/2: N22. .
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Repository: | U.S. Government Information, Maps, & GIS Services |
Browse terms: | War, Military |
Fine Arts |
Copyright holder: | Public domain |
Collection: | United States Government Posters Collection |
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