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Main entrance to Bancroft Hall, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, circa 1955-1975

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Summary:View of patio flanked by two cannons and main entrance to Bancroft Hall, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, circa 1955-1975. Caption reads: "Main Entrance to Bancroft Hall, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Named in honor of George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy, 1845-1846, who established the U.S. Naval Academy in 1845. This building houses and feeds all Midshipmen under instruction at the Academy." Postcard number: C-9, K-2845.
Provider:Tichnor Brothers, Inc.
Davis, George J.
Century:1901-2000
Printing place:North America
United States of America
Massachusetts
Boston
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Maryland
Place of origin – Settlement:Annapolis
Temporal subject: 1951-1960
1961-1970
1971-1980
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Maryland
Geographical subject – Settlement:Annapolis
Topical subjects:Military academies
Dormitories
United States Naval Academy
Genre:Postcards
ArchivesUM location:National Trust Library Postcard Collection
Repository:National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection
Browse terms:Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places
War, Military
Copyright holder:Unknown
Collection:National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection
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